English
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Etymology
From wolf + bane, calque of L. lycoctonum, from Gr. ? (lykotonon), from Gr. ? (lykos) "wolf" + base of ? (kteinein) "to kill".
Pronunciation
IPA: /´wÊlfsbeIn/
Alternative spellings
wolf's bane
wolfbane
Noun
en-noun
- Any of several poisonous perennial herbs of the genus Aconitum.
Synonyms
(any of several poisonous perennial herbs of the genus Aconitum): aconite, monkshood
Translations
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Russian: боÑÐµÑ (bor'éc) m, Ð°ÐºÐ¾Ð½Ð¸Ñ (akonÃt) m
Swedish: stormhatt c
See also
lycanthropy
werewolf
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