aconitum
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See also Aconitum
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Latin aconītum (“wolfsbane, monkshood”). See aconite.
Noun [edit]
aconitum (plural aconitums)
- The poisonous herb aconite; also, an extract from it.
- c 1598 Shakespeare, Henry IV, Part 2, IV, iv
- Strong As aconitum or rash gunpowder.
- c 1598 Shakespeare, Henry IV, Part 2, IV, iv
- Aconitum, a genus of plants in the family Ranunculaceae.
Latin [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Ancient Greek ἀκόνιτον (akoniton, “wolf's bane”).
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
aconītum (genitive aconītī); n, second declension
- Any of the poisonous plants of the genus Aconitum; wolfsbane, monkshood, aconite.
- A poison made from the poisonous plants of the genus Aconitum.
Inflection [edit]
| Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | aconītum | aconīta |
| genitive | aconītī | aconītōrum |
| dative | aconītō | aconītīs |
| accusative | aconītum | aconīta |
| ablative | aconītō | aconītīs |
| vocative | aconītum | aconīta |
