Noun: wolfsbane 'wûlfs,beyn
- Poisonous Eurasian perennial herb with broad rounded leaves and yellow flowers and fibrous rootstock
"Wolfsbane was historically believed to repel werewolves";
- wolfbane, wolf's bane, Aconitum lycoctonum
Derived forms: wolf's banes, wolfsbanes
Type of: aconite
Encyclopedia: Wolfsbane