Search Result for "helmetflower": 
Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (3)

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]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

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]