wolfsbane

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Etymology

From wolf + bane, calque of Ancient Greek λυκοκτόνον (lukoktonon), from λύκος (lukos, “wolf”) + κτείνω (kteinō, “I kill”). Influenced by Latin lycoctonum.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈwʊlfsbeɪn/

Alternative forms

• wolf's bane
• wolfbane

Noun

wolfsbane (plural wolfsbanes)

1. Any of several poisonous perennial herbs of the genus Aconitum.

Synonyms

• (herb of the genus Aconitum): aconite, monkshood

Translations

herbs of the genus Aconitum

• Finnish: ukonhattu (fi)
• French: aconit (fr) m
• German: Eisenhut (de) m
• Japanese: トリカブト (ja) (torikabuto)
• Polish: tojad (pl) m

• Russian: борец (bor'éc) m, аконит (akonít) m
• Serbian: jedić m
• Swahili: sumu ya mbwa-mwitu (sw)
• Swedish: stormhatt c

See also

• lycanthropy
• werewolf

Anagrams

• wolfbanes