helmetflower Meaning, Definition & Usage

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

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