monkshood

See also: monk's hood

English

Wikispecies

Alternative forms

• monk's hood

Etymology

From monk +‎ -s- +‎ hood.

Noun

monkshood (countable and uncountable, plural monkshoods)

1. (countable) Any of various poisonous plants, of the genus Aconitum, with blue or white flowers in the shape of a hood
2. (uncountable) The dried leaves or flowers of these plants formerly used as a source of medicinal alkaloids

Synonyms

• (Aconitum): aconite, wolfsbane

Translations

herbs of the genus Aconitum — see aconite

See also

• Aconitum on Wikispecies.Wikispecies