aconite en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /ˈæ.kə.naɪt/
Etymology
From French aconit, from Latin aconītum, from Ancient Greek ἀκόνιτον (akóniton).
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The herb wolfsbane, or monkshood; any plant of the genus Aconitum, all the species of which are poisonous.
Witches always anointed themselves with ointments before departing up the chimney to their Sabbaths. One such ointment was composed of Aconite, Belladonna, Water Parsley, Cinquefoil and Babies' Fat.
1936, Rollo Ahmed, The Black Art, London: Long, page 112:Rampion grown in the cottage garden made the children of the house quarrelsome; breathing deeply into a handful of mint refreshed your senses, but aconite could cause your death.
1940, Rosetta E. Clarkson, Green Enchantments: The Magic Spell of Gardens, The Macmillan Company, page 254:
- (countable, uncountable) An extract or tincture obtained from Aconitum napellus, used as a poison and medicinally.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| aconites | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Indian aconite · winter aconite · aconital · aconitic · aconitic acid · aconitine
Descendants
Synonyms
monkshood (herb) · wolfsbane (herb)
Translations (66)
hsb črijki (herb wolfsbane) · ca acònit (herb wolfsbane) · hy ընձախոտ (herb wolfsbane) · ja 鳥兜 (herb wolfsbane) · fi ukonhattu (herb wolfsbane) · ru акони́т (herb wolfsbane) · pt acónito (herb wolfsbane) · ro aconit (herb wolfsbane) · sv stormhatt (herb wolfsbane) · ga dáthabha (herb wolfsbane) · lt kurpelė (herb wolfsbane) · bg акони́т (herb wolfsbane) · uk боре́ць (herb wolfsbane) · ca tora (herb wolfsbane) · pl tojad (herb wolfsbane) · bg шлемче (herb wolfsbane) · ota قورت بوغان (herb wolfsbane) · la aconītum (herb wolfsbane) · ja トリカブト (herb wolfsbane) · io akonito (herb wolfsbane) · fr tue-loup (herb wolfsbane) · it aconito (herb wolfsbane) · de Eisenhut (herb wolfsbane) · hu sisakvirág (herb wolfsbane) · ang þung (herb wolfsbane) · nl monnikskap (herb wolfsbane) · sw sumu ya mbwa-mwitu (herb wolfsbane) · fa تاجالملوک (herb wolfsbane) · es acónito (herb wolfsbane) · mk едич (herb wolfsbane) · sh јѐдић (herb wolfsbane) · cmn 烏頭 /乌头 (herb wolfsbane) · nn tyrihjelm (herb wolfsbane) · sh vučji čemer (herb wolfsbane) · pt acônito (herb wolfsbane) · eo akonito (herb wolfsbane) · kk уқорғасындар (herb wolfsbane) · hi बच्छनाभ (herb wolfsbane) · ne विष (herb wolfsbane) · tr kurtboğan (herb wolfsbane) · ka ტილჭირი (herb wolfsbane) · bg омаяк (herb wolfsbane) · ga dáthabha dubh (herb wolfsbane) · stq Poatermutse (herb wolfsbane) · pl akonit (herb wolfsbane) · ar بِيش (herb wolfsbane) · fr napel (herb wolfsbane) · grc λυκοκτόνον (herb wolfsbane) · fa آقونیطون (herb wolfsbane) · grc ἀκόνιτον (herb wolfsbane) · az akonit (herb wolfsbane) · cy cwcwll y mynach (herb wolfsbane) · ro omag (herb wolfsbane) · fr aconit (herb wolfsbane) · ota بلدرجین اوتی (herb wolfsbane) · ko 투구꽃 (herb wolfsbane) · fa بیش (herb wolfsbane) · cs oměj (herb wolfsbane) · bo བོང་ང (herb wolfsbane) · ru боре́ц (herb wolfsbane) · tl akolito (herb wolfsbane) · bg самакитка (herb wolfsbane) · pcd qheudleu (herb wolfsbane) · ga fuath an mhadra (herb wolfsbane) · sh jèdić (herb wolfsbane) · ja 洋種鳥兜 (herb wolfsbane)