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monkshood

 
Dictionary: monks·hood   (mŭngks'hʊd') pronunciation

n.
  1. See aconite.
  2. A slender, erect, poisonous perennial herb (Aconitum napellus) native to northern Europe, having violet flowers and whose dried leaves and roots yield aconite.

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Meaning #1: a poisonous herb native to northern Europe having hooded blue-purple flowers; the dried leaves and roots yield aconite
  Synonyms: helmetflower, helmet flower, Aconitum napellus


 
 
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