wolfsbane

Meaning

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

Synonyms

aconite

monkshood

wolfbane

wolf’s bane

Aconitum lycoctonum

monkhood

aconitum

Translations

aconit

acónito

Eisenhut

aconito

acônito

monnikskap

acònit

aconit tue-loup

aconitum lycoctonum

Aconitum

Aconitum lycoctonum subsp. vulparia

akoniet

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈwʊlfsbeɪn/

Etymology

Cognate with Latin: 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.