noun
- a genus of poisonous plants of the buttercup family, commonly known as monkshood or wolfsbane
Usage: botanical
Examples
- The gardener warned visitors about the toxic aconitum growing near the path.
- Aconitum napellus is one of the most dangerous plants in European gardens.
- Medieval herbalists knew aconitum as a deadly poison.
- The blue flowers of aconitum bloom in late summer.
- Researchers study aconitum alkaloids for their medicinal properties.
- Ancient Greeks used aconitum to poison arrow tips.