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Aconitum vs Aconite - What's the difference?

aconitum | aconite |

As nouns the difference between aconitum and aconite

is that aconitum is the poisonous herb aconite; also, an extract from it while aconite is the herb wolfsbane, or monkshood; any plant of the genus Aconitum, all the species of which are poisonous.

aconitum

English

(wikipedia aconitum) (wikispecies)

Noun

(en noun)
  • The poisonous herb aconite; also, an extract from it.
  • * c'' 1598 (Shakespeare), '' , IV, iv
    • Strong As aconitum or rash gunpowder.
  • Aconitum , a genus of plants in the family Ranunculaceae.
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    aconite

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The herb wolfsbane, or monkshood; any plant of the genus Aconitum , all the species of which are poisonous.
  • (poison) An extract or tincture obtained from , used as a poison and medicinally.

    • Synonyms

    * (herb) wolfsbane, monkshood

    Anagrams

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