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}]