monkshood

Noun

Meaning

A plant of the genus Aconitum; aconite. See Aconite.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

aconite wolfsbane helmetflower Aconitum napellus helmet flower hood herb bane coyote belladonna aconitum fighter flower werewolf hemlock
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Antonyms

flowers of love

Hypernyms

aconite

Related terms

monkshood vine

Phrases with the word

wolfsbane monkshood

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

Threatened species like the small, blue Northern Monkshood flowers and at least nine glacial relict snail species, including the Iowa Pleistocene snail, live there. Source: Internet

In Rizzoli and Isles Season 1 Episode 3 "Sympathy For The Devil" Maura Isles discovered a teenage boy named Matisse killed by monkshood mixed into a water bottle. Source: Internet

They are distinguishable by having one of the five petaloid sepals (the posterior one), called the galea, in the form of a cylindrical helmet; hence the English name monkshood. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

monkscloth Monkseaton monkship monkshood vine Monkstown monkswort