monkshood

Plural: monkshoods

Noun

• a poisonous herb native to northern Europe having hooded blue-purple flowers; the dried leaves and roots yield aconite
• Any of various poisonous plants, of the genus Aconitum, with blue or white flowers in the shape of a hood.
• The dried leaves or flowers of these plants formerly used as a source of medicinal alkaloids.

Synonyms

Aconitum napellus, helmet flower, helmetflower, aconite, wolfsbane

Related Words

Aconitum, monkshood vine