| 释义 |
wolfwort ? Obs.|ˈwʊlfwɜːt|
[f. wolf n. + wort.]
a. A plant of the genus Aconitum: = wolf's-bane.
b. A plant of the genus Periploca, the juice of which was used for poisoning wolves.
1611Cotgr. s.v. Loup, Herbe au loup, Wolues-bane, wolfe⁓wort (a kind of Aconitum). 1658[see leopard's bane]. 1773J. Hill Vegetable Syst. IX. 43 Wolfwort. Periploca. |