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Being without joints; jointless.

Of the nature of aconite.

The herb wolfsbane, or monkshood; -- applied to any plant of the genus Aconitum (tribe Hellebore), all the species of which are poisonous.

Same as Aconitine.

Of or pertaining to aconite.

An intensely poisonous alkaloid, extracted from aconite.

The poisonous herb aconite; also, an extract from it. Strong As aconitum or rash gunpowder. Shak.

Threadlike defensive organs, composed largely of nettling cells (cnidæ), thrown out of the mouth or special pores of certain Actiniæ when irritated.

Anciently, a snake, called dart snake; now, one of a genus of reptiles closely allied to the lizards.

A plant which has no cotyledons, as the dodder and all flowerless plants.

Having no seed lobes, as the dodder; also applied to plants which have no true seeds, as ferns, mosses, etc.

The act or process of acquiring. The acquisition or loss of a province. Macaulay.

Acrid; corrosive; as, acrimonious gall. [Archaic] Harvey.

In an acrimonious manner.

The quality of being acrimonious; asperity; acrimony.

bodies which corrodes or destroys others; also, a harsh or biting sharpness; as, the acrimony of the juices of certain plants. [Archaic] Bacon.

One of a group of lizards having the teeth immovably united to the top of the alveolar ridge. -- a. Of or pertaining to the acrodonts.

The outer extremity of the shoulder blade.

Having each verse begin with the same letter as that with which the preceding verse ends.

Rising at sunset and setting at sunrise, as a star; -- opposed to cosmical.