Helmetflower

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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  helmetflower
       n 1: any of several orchids of the genus Coryanthes having
            racemes of a few musky-scented waxy flowers with a
            helmet-shaped lip process [syn: {helmet orchid}]
       2: a poisonous herb native to northern Europe having hooded
          blue-purple flowers; the dried leaves and roots yield


          aconite [syn: {monkshood}, {helmet flower}, {Aconitum
          napellus}]