helmetflower

noun

1. a poisonous herb native to northern Europe having hooded blue-purple flowers

   Synonym:    monkshoodhelmet flowerAconitum napellus

2. any of several orchids of the genus Coryanthes having racemes of a few musky-scented waxy flowers with a helmet-shaped lip process

   Synonym:    helmet orchid

3. a herbaceous plant of the genus Scutellaria which has a calyx that, when inverted, resembles a helmet with its visor raised

   Synonym:    skullcap