aconite
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From French aconit, from Latin aconītum, from Ancient Greek ἀκόνιτον (akóniton).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]aconite (countable and uncountable, plural aconites)
- The herb wolfsbane, or monkshood; any plant of the genus Aconitum, all the species of which are poisonous.
- 1936, Rollo Ahmed, The Black Art, London: Long, page 112:
- Witches always anointed themselves with ointments before departing up the chimney to their Sabbaths. One such ointment was composed of Aconite, Belladonna, Water Parsley, Cinquefoil and Babies' Fat.
- 1940, Rosetta E. Clarkson, Green Enchantments: The Magic Spell of Gardens, The Macmillan Company, page 254:
- Rampion grown in the cottage garden made the children of the house quarrelsome; breathing deeply into a handful of mint refreshed your senses, but aconite could cause your death.
- (toxicology) An extract or tincture obtained from Aconitum napellus, used as a poison and medicinally.
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[edit]- → Irish: acainít
Translations
[edit]herb wolfsbane
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[edit]Adjective
[edit]aconīte
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