ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ noun
( plural friar's-cowls )
: any of several plants having a cowled flower or inflorescence: 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