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skullcap |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Skullcap \Skull"cap`\, n. 1. A cap which fits the head closely; also formerly, a headpiece of iron sewed inside of a cap for protection. 2. (Bot.) Any plant of the labiate genus {Scutellaria}, the calyx of whose flower appears, when inverted, like a helmet with the visor raised. 3. (Zo["o]l.) The Lophiomys. {Mad-dog skullcap} (Bot.), an American herb ({Scetellaria lateriflora}) formerly prescribed as a cure for hydrophobia. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: skullcap n 1: rounded brimless hat fitting the crown of the head 2: the dome of the skull [syn: {calvaria}]
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