ACONITE


Meaning of ACONITE in English

/ ˈækənaɪt; NAmE / noun

[ C , U ] a wild plant with yellow or blue flowers and a poisonous root that is sometimes used to make drugs

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 16th cent.: via French and Latin from Greek akoniton .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.