wolfsbane
Meaning
Noun
- Any of several poisonous perennial herbs of the genus Aconitum.
- Arnica montana
Related
Similar words
- aconite, monkshood
- arnica, leopard's bane, leopardsbane, wolf's bane, mountain tobacco, mountain arnica
Origin
- From wolf + -s-, a , from λύκος + κτείνω. Influenced by Latin lycoctonum.
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