aconite

Meaning

Noun

• The herb wolfsbane, or monkshood; any plant of the genus Aconitum, all the species of which are poisonous.
• An extract or tincture obtained from Aconitum napellus (species), used as a poison and medicinally.

Related

Similar words

• wolfsbane, monkshood

Origin

• From French aconit, from Latin aconītum, from Ancient Greek ἀκόνιτον.