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monkshood

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monkshood: see aconite aconite , monkshood, or wolfsbane, any of several species of the genus Aconitum of the family Ranunculaceae (buttercup family), hardy perennial plants of the north temperate zone, growing wild or cultivated for
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monkshood
any of several poisonous N temperate plants of the ranunculaceous genus Aconitum, esp A. napellus, that have hooded blue-purple flowers
monkshood [′məŋks‚hu̇d]
(botany)
aconite


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Aconite, also known as monkshood, is "extremely poisonous" and could be fatal or cause serious illness, it said.
A PLANT used in some [...] by Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England)
Other country garden style purples include stock, phlox, gladioli, monkshood and oldfashioned roses, such as amnesia or pacific blue.
Purples reign for majestic display by Sunday Mail (Glasgow, Scotland)
These all make very good cut flowers but, beware; rather like a close relative, the monkshood, aconitum, the seeds are poisonous.
Notebook by Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England)
 
 
 
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