n.
- See aconite.
- A slender, erect, poisonous perennial herb (Aconitum napellus) native to northern Europe, having violet flowers and whose dried leaves and roots yield aconite.
Dictionary:
monks·hood (mŭngks'hʊd')
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The noun has one meaning:
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
| aconitum | |
| wolfsbane | |
| aconitine (pharmacology) |
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