Definitions for aconite
ˈæk əˌnaɪtaconite

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. aconitenoun

   any of various usually poisonous plants of the genus Aconitum having tuberous roots and palmately lobed leaves and blue or white flowers

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. aconitenoun

   The herb wolfsbane, or monkshood; any plant of the genus Aconitum, all the species of which are poisonous.

2. aconitenoun

   An extract or tincture obtained from Aconitum napellus, used as a poison and medicinally.

3. Etymology: From aconit, from aconitum, from ἀκόνιτον.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Aconitenoun

   Properly the herb wolfs-bane,

   Etymology: aconitum, Lat.

   Our land is from the rage of tygers freed,
   Nor nourishes the lion’s angry seed;
   Nor pois’nous aconite is here produc’d,
   Or grows unknown, or is, when known, refus’d. John Dryden, Virg.

   Despair, that aconite does prove,
   And certain death to others, love,
   That poison never yet withstood,
   Does nourish mine, and turns to blood. George Granville, Poems.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Aconitenoun

   the herb wolfsbane, or monkshood; -- applied to any plant of the genus Aconitum (tribe Hellebore), all the species of which are poisonous

2. Aconitenoun

   an extract or tincture obtained from Aconitum napellus, used as a poison and medicinally

3. Etymology: [L. aconitum, Gr. : cf. F. aconit.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Aconite

   ak′o-nīt, n. the plant wolf's-bane or monk's-hood: poison.—adj. Aconit′ic.—n. Acon′itine, the essential principle of aconite. [L. aconitum—Gr. akoniton.]

The Nuttall EncyclopediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Aconite

   monk's-hood, a poisonous plant of the ranunculus order with a tapering root.

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. aconite

   A poisonous plant. Several ancient races poisoned their arrows with an extract from this plant.

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1. • Poisonous Plant

Anagrams for aconite »

1. acetoin

2. antoeci

3. antœci

4. cetonia

5. anoetic

How to pronounce aconite?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of aconite in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of aconite in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

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