NOUN | plant | helmetflower, skullcap | 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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plant | helmetflower, helmet orchid | any of several orchids of the genus Coryanthes having racemes of a few musky-scented waxy flowers with a helmet-shaped lip process | |
plant | helmetflower, monkshood, helmet flower, Aconitum napellus | a poisonous herb native to northern Europe having hooded blue-purple flowers |
Meaning | 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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Synonym | skullcap | |
Broader | herb, herbaceous plant | A plant lacking a permanent woody stem |
Meaning | Any of several orchids of the genus Coryanthes having racemes of a few musky-scented waxy flowers with a helmet-shaped lip process. | |
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Synonym | helmet orchid | |
Member of | Coryanthes, genus Coryanthes | small genus of tropical American epiphytic or lithophytic orchids |
Broader | orchid, orchidaceous plant | Any of numerous plants of the orchid family usually having flowers of unusual shapes and beautiful colors |
Meaning | A poisonous herb native to northern Europe having hooded blue-purple flowers; the dried leaves and roots yield aconite. | |
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Synonyms | monkshood, helmet flower, Aconitum napellus | |
Broader | aconite | Any of various usually poisonous plants of the genus Aconitum having tuberous roots and palmately lobed leaves and blue or white flowers |
Spanish | anapelo, napelo, pardal, uva lupina, verga | |
Catalan | acònit, Aconitum napellus, tora blava, tora |
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