Eranthis hyemalis

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Eranthis hyemalis
    n 1: small Old World perennial herb grown for its bright yellow
         flowers which appear in early spring often before snow is
         gone [syn: {winter aconite}, {Eranthis hyemalis}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Aconite \Ac"o*nite\, n. [L. aconitum, Gr. ?: cf. F. aconit.]
   1. (Bot.) The herb wolfsbane, or monkshood; -- applied to any
      plant of the genus {Aconitum} (tribe {Hellebore}), all the
      species of which are poisonous.
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   2. An extract or tincture obtained from {Aconitum napellus},
      used as a poison and medicinally.
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   {Winter aconite}, a plant ({Eranthis hyemalis}) allied to the
      aconites.
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Eranthis \Eranthis\ prop. n.
   A genus of plants of the buttercup family including the
   {winter aconite}, {Eranthis hyemalis}.

   Syn: genus {Eranthis}.
        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]

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