ˈakəˌnīt, usu -īd.+V noun
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Etymology: Middle French or Latin; Middle French, from Latin aconitum, from Greek akoniton, perhaps from neuter of akonitos without dust, without struggle, from a- a- (II) + -konitos (from konis dust) — more at incinerate
1. : a plant of the genus Aconitum ; especially : the common monkshood ( A. napellus ) — see winter aconite
2. : the dried tuberous root of a monkshood ( Aconitum napellus ) formerly much used as a cardiac and respiratory sedative