helmetflower

Meaning

noun

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

Synonyms for helmetflower

• skullcap
• helmet orchid
• monkshood
• helmet flower
• Aconitum napellus