Skullcap

Definition of 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.(Zool.) The Lophiomys.
Mad-dog skullcap
(Bot.) an American herb (Scetellaria lateriflora) formerly prescribed as a cure for hydrophobia.

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bone, braincase, brainpan, calvaria, cranium, os
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