Found 2 items, similar to Winter aconite.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: winter aconite
winter aconite
n : small Old World perennial herb grown for its bright yellow
flowers which appear in early spring often before snow is
gone [syn:
Eranthis hyemalis]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Winter aconite
Aconite
\Ac"o*nite\, n. [L. aconitum, Gr. ?: cf. F. aconit.]
1. (Bot.) The herb wolfsbane, or monkshood; -- applied to any
plant of the genus
Aconitum (tribe
Hellebore), all the
species of which are poisonous.
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2. An extract or tincture obtained from
Aconitum napellus,
used as a poison and medicinally.
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Winter aconite, a plant (
Eranthis hyemalis) allied to the
aconites.
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