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Aconite
noun · 78% connection
The herb wolfsbane, or monkshood; -- applied to any plant of the genus Aconitum (tribe Hellebore), all the species of which are poison…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: poisonous, alkaloid, obtained, root, hellebore.
Anemonic
adjective · 78% connection
An acrid, poisonous, crystallizable substance, obtained from, the anemone, or from anemonin.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: poisonous, alkaloid, obtained, root, hellebore.
Anemonin
noun · 78% connection
An acrid, poisonous, crystallizable substance, obtained from some species of anemone.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: poisonous, alkaloid, obtained, root, hellebore.
Atropine
noun · 78% connection
A poisonous, white, crystallizable alkaloid, extracted from the Atropa belladonna, or deadly nightshade, and the Datura Stramonium, or…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: poisonous, alkaloid, obtained, root, hellebore.
Bear's-foot
noun · 78% connection
A species of hellebore (Helleborus foetidus), with digitate leaves. It has an offensive smell and acrid taste, and is a powerful emeti…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: poisonous, alkaloid, obtained, root, hellebore.
Belladonna
noun · 78% connection
An herbaceous European plant (Atropa belladonna) with reddish bell-shaped flowers and shining black berries. The whole plant and its f…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: poisonous, alkaloid, obtained, root, hellebore.
Cocaine
noun · 78% connection
A powerful alkaloid, C17H21NO4, obtained from the leaves of coca. It is a bitter, white, crystalline substance, and is remarkable for…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: poisonous, alkaloid, obtained, root, hellebore.
Conine
noun · 78% connection
A powerful and very poisonous vegetable alkaloid found in the hemlock (Conium maculatum) and extracted as a colorless oil, C8H17N, of…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: poisonous, alkaloid, obtained, root, hellebore.
Cotarnine
noun · 78% connection
A white, crystalline substance, C12H13NO3, obtained as a product of the decomposition of narcotine. It has weak basic properties, and…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: poisonous, alkaloid, obtained, root, hellebore.
Delphinine
noun · 78% connection
A poisonous alkaloid extracted from the stavesacre (Delphinium staphisagria), as a colorless amorphous powder.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: poisonous, alkaloid, obtained, root, hellebore.
Dogbane
noun · 78% connection
A small genus of perennial herbaceous plants, with poisonous milky juice, bearing slender pods pods in pairs.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: poisonous, alkaloid, obtained, root, hellebore.
Emetine
noun · 78% connection
A white crystalline bitter alkaloid extracted from ipecacuanha root, and regarded as its peculiar emetic principle.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: poisonous, alkaloid, obtained, root, hellebore.
Garlic
noun · 78% connection
A plant of the genus Allium (A. sativum is the cultivated variety), having a bulbous root, a very strong smell, and an acrid, pungent…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: poisonous, alkaloid, obtained, root, hellebore.
Ginseng
noun · 78% connection
A plant of the genus Aralia, the root of which is highly valued as a medicine among the Chinese. The Chinese plant (Aralia Schinseng)…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: poisonous, alkaloid, obtained, root, hellebore.
Glaucine
adjective · 78% connection
Glaucous or glaucescent.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: poisonous, alkaloid, obtained, root, hellebore.
Harmine
noun · 78% connection
An alkaloid accompanying harmaline (in the Peganum harmala), and obtained from it by oxidation. It is a white crystalline substance.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: poisonous, alkaloid, obtained, root, hellebore.
Hellebore
noun · 78% connection
A genus of perennial herbs (Helleborus) of the Crowfoot family, mostly having powerfully cathartic and even poisonous qualities. H. ni…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: poisonous, alkaloid, obtained, root, hellebore.
Helleborein
noun · 78% connection
A poisonous glucoside accompanying helleborin in several species of hellebore, and extracted as a white crystalline substance with a b…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: poisonous, alkaloid, obtained, root, hellebore.