aconitum

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noun

The poisonous herb aconite; also, an extract from it.

OriginLatin aconītum →
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Meanings

nounaconitum (plural aconitums)

plural aconitums

  1. The poisonous herb aconite; also, an extract from it.

    Strong As aconitum or rash gunpowder.

    c. 1596–1599 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Second Part of Henry the Fourth, […]. Epilogue.”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene iv]
  2. Aconitum, a genus of plants in the family Ranunculaceae.

Origin

  1. Latinaconītum“wolfsbane, monkshood”
  2. Englishaconitum

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

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APA

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MLA

“aconitum.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aconitum. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “aconitum,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aconitum.

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