Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

monkshood

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.60 in modern English

Syllables: monks-hood
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of various poisonous plants, of the genus Aconitum, with blue or white flowers in the shape of a hood.

Countable

noun

The dried leaves or flowers of these plants formerly used as a source of medicinal alkaloids.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"In the shady retreat under the hill grew clusters of luxuriant ferns; the wild French willow stood proudly with its lofty crest of red and gorgeous flowers between the pebbles, but the sedate monk's hood lifted its head still higher and looked gloomily and wickedly down on it, while it nodded and kept time to the cuckoo's song, as if it were counting how many days it had to live."

Etymology

From monk + -s- + hood.

Usage

Inflected Forms

monkshoods (plural) monk's hood (alternative)

Phrases

monkshood vine

Frequently Paired Words

monkshood vine Aconitum

Synonyms

aconite wolfsbane helmetflower helmet flower aconitum napellus

Questions

What does monkshood mean?: Any of various poisonous plants, of the genus Aconitum, with blue or white flowers in the shape of a hood.
Where does monkshood come from?: From monk + -s- + hood.

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