| skullcap | 1. A cap which fits the head closely; also, formerly, a headpiece of iron sewed inside of a cap for protection. 2. <botany> Any plant of the labiate genus Scutellaria, the calyx of whose flower appears, when inverted, like a helmet with the visor raised. 3. <zoology> The Lophiomys. <botany> Mad-dog skullcap, an American herb (Scetellaria lateriflora) formerly prescribed as a cure for hydrophobia. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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