aconite
/ˈækənaɪt/noun
1
- a poisonous plant of the buttercup family, bearing hooded pink or purple flowers and found in temperate regions of the northern hemisphere乌头。
1.1
- Genus Aconitum, family Ranunculaceae: many species, including monkshood and wolfsbane.乌头属, 毛茛科：多种, 包括船形乌头和狼毒乌头。
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- mass noun an extract of such a plant, used as a poison or in pharmacy（用作毒药或用于制药的）乌头精（提取物）。
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- （亦作winter aconite）a small herbaceous Eurasian plant, widely cultivated for its yellow flowers in early spring冬乌头。
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- Genus Eranthis, family Ranunculaceae: several species, in particular E. hyemalis.菟葵属, 毛茛科：数种, 尤指冬乌头。
词源
mid 16th cent.: via French and Latin from Greek akoniton.