Etymology

cassideous

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Today it means: Shaped like a helmet; applied to a corolla with a broad, helmet-shaped upper petal, as in aconite. Full definition →

Latin cassis
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  1. Latin · derived fromcassis
  2. English todaycassideous

Latin cassis meaning "helmet".

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