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Meaning of MONKSHOOD

Pronunciation:  'mungks`hûd

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 Definition: [n]  a poisonous herb native to northern Europe having hooded blue-purple flowers; the dried leaves and roots yield aconite
 
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 Synonyms: Aconitum napellus, helmet flower, helmetflower
 
 See Also: aconite

 

 

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Monk`s Hood
When a visitor to the abbey dies, Brother Cadfael faces a personal drama. For not only was the man poisoned by monk`s hood oil, made in Cadfael`s own laboratory, the dead man`s widow is also the woman to whom Cadfael was betrothed before he took his vows.

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Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Monks"hood`\, n. (Bot.)
A plant of the genus {Aconitum}; aconite. See {Aconite}.
 
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