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A plant of the genus Aconitum; aconite. See Aconite.

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  1. n. A plant of the genus Aconitum; aconite. See Aconite.
  2. n. a poisonous herb native to northern Europe having hooded blue-purple flowers; the dried leaves and roots yield aconite
  3. A plant of the genus Aconitum; aconite. See Aconite. MONK'S SEAM Monk's" seam`. (Naut.) An extra middle seam made at the junction of two breadths of canvas, ordinarily joined by only two rows of stitches.
  4. n a poisonous herb native to northern Europe having hooded blue-purple flowers; the dried leaves and roots yield aconite