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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ac•o•nite (ak′ə nīt′),USA pronunciation n. - Plant Biologyany plant belonging to the genus Aconitum, of the buttercup family, having irregular flowers usually in loose clusters, including species with poisonous and medicinal properties.
Also, a•co•ni•tum (ak′ə nī′təm).USA pronunciation Cf. monkshood, wolfsbane. - Greek akónīton leopard's-bane, wolfsbane
- Latin aconītum
- 1570–80;
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: aconite /ˈækəˌnaɪt/ n - any of various N temperate plants of the ranunculaceous genus Aconitum, such as monkshood and wolfsbane, many of which are poisonous
Compare winter aconite - the dried poisonous root of many of these plants, sometimes used as an antipyretic
Etymology: 16th Century: via Old French or Latin from Greek akoniton aconite, monkshoodaconitic /ˌækəˈnɪtɪk/ adj |