aconite

winter aconiteWinter aconite (Eranthis).
Manchurian monkshood
Manchurian monkshoodManchurian monkshood (Aconitum variegatum).

aconite, any member of two genera of perennial herbs of the buttercup family (Ranunculaceae): Aconitum, consisting of summer-flowering poisonous plants (see monkshood), and Eranthis, consisting of spring-flowering ornamentals (see winter aconite).

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Article Title: aconite
Website Name: Encyclopaedia Britannica
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Date Published: 20 May 2024
Access Date: February 22, 2025