1. a poisonous plant with blue or purple flowers, also called monkshood or wolfsbane
Usage: botanical
2. a medicine or poison derived from the aconite plant
Usage: medical; historical

Examples

• The gardener warned visitors about the deadly aconite growing near the fence.
• Aconite blooms in late summer with distinctive hooded flowers.
• In medieval times, aconite was used both as medicine and poison.
• The detective suspected aconite poisoning based on the symptoms.
• Wild aconite should never be handled without gloves.
• The herbalist carefully prepared a tincture from dried aconite roots.
• Aconite grows naturally in mountainous regions of Europe and Asia.