Wolfsbane vs Bane - What's the difference?
wolfsbane | bane | Derived terms |
A cause of misery or death; an affliction or curse
* Herbert
(dated) Poison, especially any of several poisonous plants
(obsolete) A killer, murderer, slayer
(obsolete) destruction; death
* Milton
A disease of sheep; the rot.
To kill, especially by poison; to be the poison of.
To be the bane of.
Bane is a derived term of wolfsbane.
As nouns the difference between wolfsbane and bane
is that wolfsbane is any of several poisonous perennial herbs of the genus Aconitum while bane is a cause of misery or death; an affliction or curse.As a verb bane is
to kill, especially by poison; to be the poison of.wolfsbane
English
(wikipedia wolfsbane)Alternative forms
* wolf's bane * wolfbaneSynonyms
* (herb of the genus Aconitum) aconite, monkshoodSee also
* lycanthropy * werewolfAnagrams
*bane
English
(wikipedia bane)Etymology 1
From (etyl) bane, from (etyl) bana, from (etyl) .Noun
(en noun)- the bane of my existence
- Money, thou bane of bliss, and source of woe.
- The cup of deception spiced and tempered to their bane .