monkshood

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Another of my favorite late bloomers is purple monkshood, or aconitum.

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  1. noun See aconite.
  2. noun A slender, erect, poisonous perennial herb (Aconitum napellus) native to northern Europe, having violet flowers and whose dried leaves and roots yield aconite.

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  • It is clear, therefore, that the witness is unable to distinguish between the root of the horseradish and the root of the monkshood or wolfsbane. —  Mingled With Venom-Gladys Mitchell-Bradley 54
  • Besides, there was that business of the monkshood which was dug up If it were not for my complaint about her, Margaret might still be kitchenmaid here, and not be in all this trouble, Maria. —  Mingled With Venom-Gladys Mitchell-Bradley 54
  • Country people have a wide knowledge of poisonous plants and the monkshood is notorious. —  Mingled With Venom-Gladys Mitchell-Bradley 54
  • Even if it is monkshood, it could have come from anywhere. —  Mingled With Venom-Gladys Mitchell-Bradley 54
  • ‘I notice that the clump of monkshood which used to occupy the angle of the garden wall has been dug up and got rid of,’ she remarked. —  Mingled With Venom-Gladys Mitchell-Bradley 54
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