wolfsbane

Senso (Inglese)

1. (countable, uncountable) Any of several poisonous perennial herbs of the genus Aconitum.
2. (countable, uncountable) Arnica montana.

Concetti

aconito

sinonimi

aconite

monkshood

wolfbane

wolf’s bane

Aconitum lycoctonum

monkhood

aconitum

Traduzioni

aconit

Eisenhut

acónito

acônito

acònit

monnikskap

ακόνιτο

aconit tue-loup

aconitum lycoctonum

Aconitum

Aconitum lycoctonum subsp. vulparia

akoniet

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ˈwʊlfsbeɪn/

Etimologia (Inglese)

Affine latino: lycoctonum

In summary

From wolf + -s- + bane, a calque of Ancient Greek λυκοκτόνον (lukoktónon), from λύκος (lúkos, “wolf”) + κτείνω (kteínō, “I kill”). Influenced by Latin lycoctonum.