Noun: monkshood 'múngks,hûd
- A poisonous herb native to northern Europe having hooded blue-purple flowers; the dried leaves and roots yield aconite
"Monkshood gets its name from the shape of its distinctive flowers";
- helmetflower, helmet flower, Aconitum napellus
Derived forms: monkshoods
Type of: aconite
Encyclopedia: Monkshood