monkshood

See also: monk's hood

English

Alternative forms

monk's hood

Etymology

From monk +‎ -s- +‎ hood.

Noun

monkshood (countable and uncountable, plural monkshoods)

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

Synonyms

(Aconitum): aconite, wolfsbane

Translations

Translations

Finnish: ukonhattu (fi)
French: aconit (fr) m, napel (fr) m
German: Eisenhut (de) m
Irish: dáthabha m, dáthabha dubh m

Japanese: 鳥兜 (torikabuto), トリカブト (ja) (torikabuto); 洋種鳥兜 (yōshu torikabuto) (specifically the Western variety)
Polish: tojad (pl) m
Russian: акони́т (ru) m (akonít), боре́ц (ru) m (boréc)

See also

Aconitum on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

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