Aconitum vs Monkshood - What's the difference?
aconitum | monkshood |
The poisonous herb aconite; also, an extract from it.
* c'' 1598 (Shakespeare), '' , IV, iv
Aconitum , a genus of plants in the family Ranunculaceae.
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(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
As nouns the difference between aconitum and monkshood
is that aconitum is the poisonous herb aconite; also, an extract from it while monkshood is (countable) any of various poisonous plants, of the genus aconitum , with blue or white flowers in the shape of a hood.aconitum
Noun
(en noun)- Strong As aconitum or rash gunpowder.
