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Noun: monkshood  'múngks,hûd
  1. A poisonous herb native to northern Europe having hooded blue-purple flowers; the dried leaves and roots yield aconite
    - helmetflower, helmet flower, Aconitum napellus

Derived forms: monkshoods

Type of: aconite

Encyclopedia: Monkshood