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}]