aconite
noun
ac·o·nite
ˈa-kə-ˌnīt 
plural aconites
1
2
: the dried poisonous tuberous root of a common monkshood (Aconitum napellus) used especially formerly for its medicinal properties (as in relieving pain)
3
: winter aconite
… they began planting one million daffodil, crocus, and aconite bulbs.—
Walter Karp
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Wildflowers, like delicate white snowdrops and brilliant yellow aconite, are beginning to flower several months early.
—Dharna Noor, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Feb. 2023
Winter aconite, which reach 3 to 4 inches in height, is easy to grow and will prosper in full sun or dappled shade and will form large colonies, spreading by seed.
—Tim Johnson, chicagotribune.com, 4 Apr. 2021
Winter aconite will perform best if the soil moisture is more consistent year-round, versus dry during the dormant season, as many other spring-flowering bulbs prefer.
—Tim Johnson, chicagotribune.com, 4 Apr. 2021
Snowdrops have been flowering for a week, the aconite about to burst.
—Heather E. Goodman, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 Feb. 2021
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Dharna Noor, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Feb. 2023
Winter aconite, which reach 3 to 4 inches in height, is easy to grow and will prosper in full sun or dappled shade and will form large colonies, spreading by seed.
—Tim Johnson, chicagotribune.com, 4 Apr. 2021
Winter aconite will perform best if the soil moisture is more consistent year-round, versus dry during the dormant season, as many other spring-flowering bulbs prefer.
—Tim Johnson, chicagotribune.com, 4 Apr. 2021
Snowdrops have been flowering for a week, the aconite about to burst.
—Heather E. Goodman, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 Feb. 2021
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aconite
noun
ac·o·nite
ˈak-ə-ˌnīt
1
2
: a drug obtained from the poisonous root of the common Old World monkshood
Medical Definition
aconite
noun
ac·o·nite
ˈak-ə-ˌnīt
1
2
: the dried tuberous root of a monkshood (Aconitum napellus) formerly used as a cardiac and respiratory sedative
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