noun
wolfsbane
WUULFS-bayn
noun
1
A poisonous flowering plant of the genus Aconitum, also known as monkshood or aconite.
"In folklore, wolfsbane was said to ward off werewolves."
How to Use Wolfsbane
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA highly poisonous purple-flowered plant, famous in folklore for supposedly repelling werewolves.
Word Forms
wolfsbanes plural
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Etymology
From wolf plus bane ("cause of harm"), translating an Ancient Greek term meaning "wolf-killer" — the plant was traditionally used to poison wolves.