aconitum

Latin

noun

Definitions

Any of the poisonous plants of the genus Aconitum; wolfsbane, monkshood, aconite.
A poison made from the poisonous plants of the genus Aconitum.

Etymology

Derived from Ancient Greek ἀκόνιτον (wolf's bane).

Origin

Ancient Greek

ἀκόνιτον

Gloss

wolf's bane

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

aconitifolius Latin
aconitus Latin
aconītum Latin
folium Latin
acónito Spanish, Castilian
ἀκόνιτον Ancient Greek
acónito Portuguese