MONKSHOOD


Meaning of MONKSHOOD in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈməŋ(k)s-ˌhu̇d ]

noun

Date: 1578

: any of a genus ( Aconitum ) of usually bluish flowered poisonous herbs of the buttercup family ; especially : a poisonous Eurasian herb ( A. napellus ) often cultivated for its showy terminal racemes of white or purplish flowers — compare wolfsbane

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.