aconite

Noun

Meaning

The herb wolfsbane, or monkshood; -- applied to any plant of the genus Aconitum (tribe Hellebore), all the species of which are poisonous.

An extract or tincture obtained from Aconitum napellus, used as a poison and medicinally.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

wolfsbane monkshood conifer belladonna aconitum fighter hemlock nightshade conium bish hellebore henbane bugbane aconitine poisonous plant
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Antonyms

cure remedy serum antidote antibody mithridate
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Hypernyms

poisonous plant

Hyponyms

wolfsbane monkshood helmetflower Aconitum lycoctonum Aconitum napellus helmet flower

Phrases with the word

Indian aconite

Anagrams

antoeci Cetonia acetoin acinote Aniceto anoetic Atencio

Examples

Additionally Severus Snape lectures Harry Potter when they first meet in the first novel, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone that "As for monkshood and wolfsbane, they are the same plant, which also goes by the name of aconite." Source: Internet

As he grew wealthier from the sales of his aconite ointment, he bought himself a coal-black coach and six snow-white horses to draw it. Source: Internet

As the veterinary historian John Blaisdell has noted, symptoms of aconite poisoning in humans bear some passing similarity to those of rabies: frothy saliva, impaired vision, vertigo, and finally a coma. Source: Internet

As a well-known poison from ancient times, aconite is well-suited for historical fiction. Source: Internet

Herodorus of Heraclea and Euphorion said that when Heracles brought Cerberus up from the underworld at Heraclea, Cerberus "vomited bile" from which the aconite plant grew up. Source: Internet

In the TV series Dexter (Season 7), the character Hannah McKay uses aconite to poison some of her victims. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

aconitane aconitase aconitate aconitia aconitic aconitic acid