? Obs. [f. WOLF sb. + WORT.] a. A plant of the genus Aconitum: = WOLFS-BANE. b. A plant of the genus Periploca, the juice of which was used for poisoning wolves.
1611. Cotgr., s.v. Loup, Herbe au loup, Wolues-bane, wolfe-wort (a kind of Aconitum).
1658. [see LEOPARDS BANE].
1773. J. Hill, Vegetable Syst., IX. 43. Wolfwort. Periploca.