菟葵

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[ noun ]
small Old World perennial herb grown for its bright yellow flowers which appear in early spring often before snow is gone
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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.

2. An extract or tincture obtained from {Aconitum napellus},
used as a poison and medicinally.

{Winter aconite}, a plant ({Eranthis hyemalis}) allied to the
aconites.
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Eranthis \Eranthis\ prop. n.
A genus of plants of the buttercup family including the
{winter aconite}, {Eranthis hyemalis}.

Syn: genus {Eranthis}.
[WordNet 1.5 +PJC]