Definition of monkshood Monkshood

monks•hood

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Noun

Plural: monkshoods

monkshood - a poisonous herb native to northern Europe having hooded blue-purple flowers; the dried leaves and roots yield aconite

helmetflower, helmet flower, Aconitum napellus

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monkshood (Noun)
Any of various poisonous plants, of the genus Aconitum, with blue or white flowers in the shape of a hood.
monkshood (Noun)
The dried leaves or flowers of these plants formerly used as a source of medicinal alkaloids.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

monkshood (n.)
A plant of the genus Aconitum; aconite. See Aconite.

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monkshood, noun, singular of monkshoods.

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