Skullcap

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  skullcap
       n 1: rounded brimless cap fitting the crown of the head
       2: the dome of the skull [syn: {calvaria}]