noun
- poisonous plants of the buttercup family with helmet-shaped flowers, also called monkshood or wolfsbane
Usage: botanical
Examples
- The gardener warned visitors not to touch the aconites growing near the fence.
- Blue aconites bloomed in the shaded corner of the botanical garden.
- Medieval herbalists knew that aconites were deadly if consumed.
- The purple aconites added dramatic color to the perennial border.
- Wild aconites can be found growing in mountainous regions.
- She planted aconites in her poison garden display at the museum.