ACONITUM - Definition

WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[n] genus of poisonous plants of temperate regions of northern hemisphere

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	Synonyms:	genus Aconitum

	See Also:	aconite, buttercup family, crowfoot family, family Ranunculaceae, magnoliid dicot genus, Ranunculaceae

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	Definition:	\Ac`o*ni"tum\, n. [L. See {Aconite}.] The poisonous herb aconite; also, an extract from it. Strong As aconitum or rash gunpowder. --Shak.