monk's hood

monk's hood
a) Any of various poisonous plants, of the genus Aconitum, with blue or white flowers in the shape of a hood
b) The dried leaves or flowers of these plants formerly used as a source of medicinal alkaloids

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  • Monk's Hood —   …   Wikipedia

  • monk's hood — puošnusis žvaigždinas statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Kaktusinių šeimos dekoratyvinis augalas (Astrophytum ornatum), paplitęs Meksikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Astrophytum ornatum angl. monk s hood šaltinis Valstybinės lietuvių kalbos komisijos… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • monk's-hood — n. Aconite, wolfsbane (Aconitum uncinatum) …   New dictionary of synonyms

  • monk's-hood — …   Useful english dictionary

  • hood´like´ — hood 1 «hud», noun, verb. –n. 1. a) a soft covering for the head and neck, either separate or as part of a coat or cape: »My raincoat has a hood. b) a monk s cowl. 2. anything like a hood in shape or use, such as a covering for machinery: »The… …   Useful english dictionary

  • hood´less — hood 1 «hud», noun, verb. –n. 1. a) a soft covering for the head and neck, either separate or as part of a coat or cape: »My raincoat has a hood. b) a monk s cowl. 2. anything like a hood in shape or use, such as a covering for machinery: »The… …   Useful english dictionary

  • monk|hood — «MUHNGK hud», noun. 1. the condition or profession of a monk. 2. monks as a group …   Useful english dictionary

  • Hood — Hood, n. [OE. hood, hod, AS. h[=o]d; akin to D. hoed hat, G. hut, OHG. huot, also to E. hat, and prob. to E. heed. [root]13.] 1. State; condition. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] How could thou ween, through that disguised hood To hide thy state from being …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • hood — hood1 [hood] n. [ME < OE hod, akin to Ger hut, hat: for IE base see HAT] 1. a covering for the head and neck and, sometimes, the face, worn separately or as part of a robe, cloak, or jacket [a monk s cowl is a hood] 2. anything resembling a… …   English World dictionary

  • Monk — For other uses, see Monk (disambiguation). St. Anthony the Great, considered the Father of Christian Monasticism A monk (from Greek: μοναχός, monachos, single, solitary [1]) is a person who practices religious asceticism, living either alone or… …   Wikipedia

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