monkshood
See also: monk's hood
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Noun
monkshood (countable and uncountable, plural monkshoods)
- (countable) Any of various poisonous plants, of the genus Aconitum, with blue or white flowers in the shape of a hood
- (uncountable) The dried leaves or flowers of these plants formerly used as a source of medicinal alkaloids
Synonyms
Translations
herbs of the genus Aconitum — see aconite
See also
Aconitum on Wikispecies.Wikispecies