skullcap

2 definitions found

skullcap - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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.
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     2. (Bot.) Any plant of the labiate genus Scutellaria, the
        calyx of whose flower appears, when inverted, like a
        helmet with the visor raised.
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     3. (Zool.) The Lophiomys.
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     Mad-dog skullcap (Bot.), an American herb (Scetellaria  lateriflora
        ) formerly prescribed as a cure for
        hydrophobia.
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skullcap - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  skullcap
      n 1: rounded brimless cap fitting the crown of the head
      2: a herbaceous plant of the genus Scutellaria which has a calyx
         that, when inverted, resembles a helmet with its visor raised
         [syn: skullcap, helmetflower]
      3: the dome of the skull [syn: calvaria, skullcap]