Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for AC'ON-ITE
A-COL'O-THIST, or AC'O-LYTEA-CON'TI-AS
AC'ON-ITE, n. [L. aconitum; Gr. ακοντον.]
The herb wolf's bane, or monks-hood, a poisonous plant; and in poetry, used for poison in general.
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