helmetflower

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helmetflower - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  helmetflower
      n 1: a herbaceous plant of the genus Scutellaria which has a
           calyx that, when inverted, resembles a helmet with its
           visor raised [syn: skullcap, helmetflower]
      2: any of several orchids of the genus Coryanthes having racemes
         of a few musky-scented waxy flowers with a helmet-shaped lip
         process [syn: helmetflower, helmet orchid]
      3: a poisonous herb native to northern Europe having hooded
         blue-purple flowers; the dried leaves and roots yield aconite
         [syn: monkshood, helmetflower, helmet flower, Aconitum   napellus
         ]