wolfsbane
noun
wolfs·bane
ˈwu̇lfs-ˌbān 
: any of several monkshoods (especially Aconitum napellus or A. lycoctonum)
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So, when the full moon grows bright, and the wolfsbane blooms, mild-mannered Talbot transforms into one of the Universal Monsters' most dangerous villains: the Wolf Man.
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Steven Thrash, EW.com, 19 Oct. 2023
In the Harry Potter books, werewolf Remus Lupin drinks a potion made of wolfsbane each month to avoid harming anyone.
—Annie Berman, Anchorage Daily News, 10 Aug. 2023
While there were many poisons in the Merovingian arsenal, there were only two that could kill on contact: wolfsbane and snake venom.
—Shelley Puhak, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Jan. 2022
Turns out, Joe had figured out what Love had been growing in the garden all along (wolfsbane) and had kept some of it on hand.
—Neha Prakash, Marie Claire, 20 Oct. 2021
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Steven Thrash, EW.com, 19 Oct. 2023
In the Harry Potter books, werewolf Remus Lupin drinks a potion made of wolfsbane each month to avoid harming anyone.
—Annie Berman, Anchorage Daily News, 10 Aug. 2023
While there were many poisons in the Merovingian arsenal, there were only two that could kill on contact: wolfsbane and snake venom.
—Shelley Puhak, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Jan. 2022
Turns out, Joe had figured out what Love had been growing in the garden all along (wolfsbane) and had kept some of it on hand.
—Neha Prakash, Marie Claire, 20 Oct. 2021
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wolfsbane
noun
wolfs·bane
ˈwu̇lfs-ˌbān
: a plant of the genus Aconitum
especially
: a monkshood (A. napellus) that is the source of the drug aconite
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