MONKSHOOD


Meaning of MONKSHOOD in English

ˈməŋksˌhu̇d noun

Etymology: monk's (gen. of monk ) (I) + hood

: aconite 1 ; especially : a widely distributed Eurasian herb ( Aconitum napellus ) with a thickened or tuberous rootstock and finely palmate leaves that is often cultivated for its showy terminal racemes of cucullate white or purplish flowers and that is extremely poisonous in all its parts — see aconite 2; compare wolfsbane 1

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