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Aconitum (/ ˌ æ k ə ˈ n aɪ t əm /), [2] also known as aconite, monkshood, wolfsbane, leopard's bane, devil's helmet, or blue rocket, [3] is a genus of over 250 species of flowering plants belonging to the family Ranunculaceae.
Monk's-Hood is a medieval mystery novel by Ellis Peters, set in December 1138. It is the third novel in The Cadfael Chronicles. It was first published in 1980 (1980 in literature). It was adapted for television in 1994 by Central for ITV. Gervase Bonel dies from monkshood oil put in his food. Brother Cadfael made the oil.
The character of Cadfael himself is a Welsh Benedictine monk living at the Abbey Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, in Shrewsbury, western England, in the first half of the 12th century. The stories are set between about 1135 and about 1145, during " The Anarchy ", the destructive contest for the crown of England between King Stephen and his ...
Eastern Orthodox clerical clothing is a subset of a monk's habit. In modern times, many Christian clergy have adopted the use of a shirt with a clerical collar ; but the use of clerical clothing is most commonly among Catholic , Anglican , Oriental Orthodox , and Eastern Orthodox clergy.
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Aconitum napellus, monkshood, [2] aconite, Venus' chariot or wolfsbane, is a species of highly toxic flowering plants in the genus Aconitum of the family Ranunculaceae, native and endemic to western and central Europe.
The name, which is now the French word for "hood", is of Middle French origin, derived from the Italian word cappuccio and the Late Latin word cappa, meaning cloak. [2] The Capuchins in turn were named after the capuche, [ 3 ] [ 4 ] a name which Richard Viladesau states was a tribute to the Camaldolese monks who gave early refuge to Matteo da ...
A miko (dressed for the Kagura dance), wearing a tall torikabuto headdress - after which the cowl-like flower of Aconitum carmichaelii is named in Japanese. Aconitum carmichaelii is a species of flowering plant of the genus Aconitum, family Ranunculaceae.