wolfsbane
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wolfs·bane

noun \ˈwlfs-ˌbān\

Definition of WOLFSBANE

: any of several monkshoods (especially Aconitum napellus or A. lycoctonum)

First Known Use of WOLFSBANE

1548

wolfs·bane

noun \ˈwlfs-ˌbān\   (Medical Dictionary)

Medical Definition of WOLFSBANE

: a plant of the genus Aconitum; especially : a monkshood (A. napellus) that is the source of the drug aconite

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