aconite
aconite
(ˈækəˌnaɪt
) or aconitum
(ˌækəˈnaɪtəm) noun
1 any of various N temperate plants of the ranunculaceous genus Aconitum, such as monkshood and wolfsbane, many of which are poisonous. Compare
winter aconite
2 the dried poisonous root of many of these plants, sometimes used as an antipyretic
[C16: via Old French or Latin from Greek akoniton aconite, monkshood]
> aconitic (ˌækəˈnɪtɪk
) adjective
