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Definition of: aconite
(ak′ə·nīt) noun
1. The monkshood or any of the generally poisonous plants of the genus Aconitum. Also ac′o·ni′tum.
2. A very toxic drug obtained from the root of Aconitum napellus. [<F aconit <L aconitum <Gk. akoniton]
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