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