aconite

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun any of various usually poisonous plants of the genus Aconitum having tuberous roots and palmately lobed leaves and blue or white flowers

Etymology

From French aconit, from Latin aconītum, from Ancient Greek ἀκόνιτον (akóniton).

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