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Definition of Aconite

Aconite
Aconite Ac"o*nite, n. [L. aconitum, Gr. ?: cf. F. aconit.] 1. (Bot.) The herb wolfsbane, or monkshood; -- applied to any plant of the genus Aconitum (tribe Hellebore), all the species of which are poisonous. 2. An extract or tincture obtained from Aconitum napellus, used as a poison and medicinally. Winter aconite, a plant (Eranthis hyemalis) allied to the aconites.

Meaning of Aconite from wikipedia

- Look up aconite in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Aconite may refer to: Aconitum, a plant genus containing the monkshoods Aconitine, a toxin derived...
- Aconitic acid is an organic acid. The two isomers are cis-aconitic acid and trans-aconitic acid. The conjugate base of cis-aconitic acid, cis-aconitate...
- Aconitum (/ˌækəˈnaɪtəm/), also known as aconite, monkshood, wolfsbane, leopard's bane, devil's helmet, or blue rocket, is a genus of over 250 species...
- Eranthis hyemalis, the winter aconite, is a species of flowering plant in the buttercup family Ranunculaceae, native to calcareous woodland habitats in...
- "Aconite (fu zi)". Acupuncture Today. Retrieved 11 August 2020. Chan, TY (2014). "Aconitum alkaloid poisoning related to the culinary uses of aconite roots"...
- The common name by which it is most often known in English is Indian Aconite, while the Hindi names used by practitioners of Ayurveda include वत्सनाभ...
- serpentine nature, ****ociates Cerberus with the creation of the poisonous aconite plant. Virgil has snakes writhe around Cerberus' neck, Ovid's Cerberus...
- native to East Asia and eastern Russia. It is commonly known as Chinese aconite, Carmichael's monkshood or Chinese wolfsbane. In Mandarin Chinese, it is...
- stepmothers mix lurid aconites. Aconitine was also made famous by its use in Oscar Wilde's 1891 story "Lord Arthur Savile's Crime". Aconite also plays a prominent...
- by Singh. A month later, Singh returned from a trip to India with the aconite that would later be used in the murder. On 27 January 2009 Singh went to...