friar's-cowl

noun

plural friar's-cowls

: any of several plants having a cowled flower or inflorescence: such as

a

: a European arum (Arisarum vulgare) with a cowl-shaped spathe

b

: cuckoopint

c

: a common Old World monkshood (Aconitum napellus) having flowers with the helmet convex to hemispherical or arched

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