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