n. A virulent poison extracted from Aconitum ferox or other species of aconite.
n. The plant itself.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. The East Indian name of a virulent poison extracted from Aconitum ferox or other species of aconite: also, the plant itself.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. The name given by the natives of Nepāl to a most virulent poison derived from the roots of Aconitum ferox and probably other species of aconite, and to the roots themselves; Nepāl aconite. Also called bish, bishma, or bisk.
Word Usage
"Potentilla, Paris_ and _Convallariae, _ one of the latter has verticillate leaves, and its root also called "bikh," is considered a very virulent poison."