Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A poisonous aconite (Aconitum lycoctonum) of Eurasia, having racemes of usually yellowish flowers.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A. plant of the genus Aconitum; aconite or monk's-hood; specifically, A. lycoctonum, the yellow or yellow-flowered wolf's bane, also called
badger's- , bear's-, or hare's-bane.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Bot.) A poisonous plant (
Aconitum Lycoctonum ), a kind of monkshood; also, by extension, any plant or species of the genus Aconitum. Seeaconite .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Any of several poisonous perennial herbs of the genus
Aconitum .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun poisonous Eurasian perennial herb with broad rounded leaves and yellow flowers and fibrous rootstock
- noun poisonous Eurasian perennial herb with broad rounded leaves and yellow flowers and fibrous rootstock
Etymologies
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Examples
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The consequences can be fatal if the plant - also known as wolfsbane - is eaten and it can also cause heart complications, muscular weakness, nausea and vomiting.
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The consequences can be fatal if the plant - also known as wolfsbane - is eaten and it can also cause heart complications, muscular weakness, nausea and vomiting.
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Use of the herb, also known as wolfsbane or monkshood, has been known since Biblical times and has even featured in a
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Use of the herb, also known as wolfsbane or monkshood, has been known since Biblical times and has even featured in a
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The appreciative audience really fueled the energy -- the first row in particular howling with laughter, so much so that Jane the Housekeeper Anderson threw a sprig of "wolfsbane" to the woman who was laughing so hard in the first row.
Review: The Mystery of Irma Vep K. A. Laity 2006
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The appreciative audience really fueled the energy -- the first row in particular howling with laughter, so much so that Jane the Housekeeper Anderson threw a sprig of "wolfsbane" to the woman who was laughing so hard in the first row.
Archive 2006-11-01 K. A. Laity 2006
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But I do not dig graves, only cradles, for wolfsbane and moonflower, evening primrose and columbine.
Wolves and Butterflies Linda Simoni-Wastila 2010
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If Erec took Wolfboy along, he would have to bring some wolfsbane to protect himself.
The Three Furies Kaza Kingsley 2010
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Erec held the vial of laughter in one hand, and each of them carried some of the wolfsbane.
The Three Furies Kaza Kingsley 2010
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He found the wolfsbane on the W shelf and grabbed a handful to put in a bag.
The Three Furies Kaza Kingsley 2010
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