Definition of Aconitum

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aconitum
n. aconite, plant having poisonous roots; extract from the poisonous root of an aconite

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Aconitum Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Aconitum
(n.)
The poisonous herb aconite; also, an extract from it.
  

WordNet 2.0
Aconitum

Noun
1. genus of poisonous plants of temperate regions of northern hemisphere with a vaulted and enlarged petal
(synonym) genus Aconitum
(hypernym) magnoliid dicot genus
(member-holonym) Ranunculaceae, family Ranunculaceae, buttercup family, crowfoot family
(member-meronym) aconite

hEnglish - advanced version
aconitum

aconitum
\ac`o*ni"tum\ (&?;), n. [l. see aconite.] the poisonous herb aconite; also, an extract from it. strong as aconitum or rash gunpowder.


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 aconitum lycoctonum 


Aconitum Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries

JM Latin-English Dictionary
aconitum
N
wolfbane| aconite (gnus Aconitum) (poisonous plant); actonite as a poison


Aconitum Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries

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Aconitum
Aconitum (A-co-ní-tum), known as aconite, monkshood, or wolfsbane, is a genus of flowering plant belonging to the buttercup family (Ranunculaceae). There are over 250 species of Aconitum.

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