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单词 monkshood
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monkshood

noun

monks·​hood ˈməŋ(k)s-ˌhu̇d How to pronounce monkshood (audio)
: any of a genus (Aconitum) of usually bluish flowered poisonous herbs of the buttercup family
especially : a poisonous Eurasian herb (A. napellus) often cultivated for its showy terminal racemes of white or purplish flowers compare wolfsbane

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web In the next few weeks, visitors can expect to see monkshood, delphiniums, mock orange and comfrey blooming. Anchorage Daily News, 11 July 2018

Word History

First Known Use

1577, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

monkshood

noun

monks·​hood ˈməŋ(k)s-ˌhu̇d How to pronounce monkshood (audio)
: any plant of the genus Aconitum
especially : a Eurasian herb (A. napellus) often cultivated for its showy white or purplish flowers that is extremely poisonous in all its parts see aconite sense 2
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