Associations to the word «Monkshood»

Wiktionary

MONKSHOOD, noun. (countable) Any of various poisonous plants, of the genus Aconitum, with blue or white flowers in the shape of a hood
MONKSHOOD, noun. (uncountable) The dried leaves or flowers of these plants formerly used as a source of medicinal alkaloids

Dictionary definition

MONKSHOOD, noun. A poisonous herb native to northern Europe having hooded blue-purple flowers; the dried leaves and roots yield aconite.

Wise words

In words, as fashions, the same rule will hold; Alike fantastic, if too new, or old: Be not the first by whom the new are tried, Nor yet the last to lay the old aside.
Alexander Pope