monkshood

  1. Noun.  (countable) Any of various poisonous plants, of the genus ''Aconitum'', with blue or white flowers in the shape of a hood.
  2. Noun.  (uncountable) The dried leaves or flowers of these plants formerly used as a source of medicinal alkaloids.

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