Definitions of monkshood in English
noun
(1) A poisonous herb native to northern Europe having hooded blue-purple flowers; the dried leaves and roots yield aconite
Examples of monkshood in English
(1) If I am diligent I can get an extra few weeks out of the delphiniums, foxgloves and monkshood by removing the spent blooms.
(2) He planted an unusual orange-flowered nasturtium relative, Tropaeolum tuberosum, on this tepee and surrounded it with monkshood , a purple perennial.
(3) Azalea, violets and towering monkshood blended with the coastal wildflowers.
(4) The refuge was established to protect the northern monkshood , a relative of the buttercup that the federal government classifies as a threatened species.
(5) The mound, from base to crown, was cloaked in flowers; in monkshood , columbine, goldenrod, blazingstar and others.
synonyms of monkshood
helmet flower
