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aconite
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Aconite \Ac"o*nite\, n. [L. aconitum, Gr. ?: cf. F. aconit.]
1. (Bot.) The herb wolfsbane, or monkshood; -- applied to any
plant of the genus Aconitum (tribe Hellebore), all the
species of which are poisonous.
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2. An extract or tincture obtained from Aconitum napellus,
used as a poison and medicinally.
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Winter aconite, a plant (Eranthis hyemalis) allied to the
aconites.
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