wolfsbane

Noun

Meaning

A poisonous plant (Aconitum Lycoctonum), a kind of monkshood; also, by extension, any plant or species of the genus Aconitum. See Aconite.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

arnica aconite monkshood leopard's bane leopardsbane mountain tobacco wolf's bane mountain arnica aconitum fighter Arnica montana poisonous plant Aconitum lycoctonum wolfbane foxbane
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Antonyms

non poisonous plant non toxic plant

Hypernyms

aconite

Phrases with the word

northern wolfsbane 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

As long as the wolfsbane is present in Mina's bedroom, she will be safe from Count Dracula. Source: Internet

He causes the nurse to become drowsy and when she awakes from his spell, she removes the sprigs of wolfsbane placing it in a hallway chest of drawers. Source: Internet

Towards the end of the film, "Van Helsing holds up a sprig of wolfsbane". Source: Internet

With the removal of the wolfsbane from Mina's room, Count Dracula mysteriously appears and transports Mina to the dungeon of the castle. citation *The 1941 film The Wolf Man and its remake suggest people can become werewolves when Wolfsbane blooms. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

wolframophosphate wolfs wolfsangel wolfsbane monkshood wolfsbergite Wolfscastle