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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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