[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]