winter aconite


winter aconite

noun

Definition of WINTER ACONITE

: any of several low Eurasian perennial herbs (genus Eranthis, especially E. hyemalis) of the buttercup family with solitary yellow or white flowers which often bloom through the snow

First Known Use of WINTER ACONITE

1794

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