monkshood
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noun \ˈməŋ(k)s-ˌhu̇d\Definition of MONKSHOOD
: any of a genus (Aconitum) of usually bluish flowered poisonous herbs of the buttercup family; especially : a poisonous Eurasian herb (A. napellus) often cultivated for its showy terminal racemes of white or purplish flowers — compare wolfsbane
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1578
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monks·hood
noun \ˈməŋ(k)s-ˌhu̇d\ (Medical Dictionary)Medical Definition of MONKSHOOD
: any plant of the genus Aconitum; especially : a Eurasian herb (A. napellus) often cultivated for its showy white or purplish flowers that is extremely poisonous in all its parts—see aconite 2
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