Etymology

aconitum

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Today it means: The poisonous herb aconite; also, an extract from it. Full definition →

Latin aconītum
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromaconītum“wolfsbane, monkshood”
  2. English todayaconitum

From Latin aconītum (“wolfsbane, monkshood”). See aconite.

Words from the same roots

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