SKULLCAPS

Noun

skullcaps

plural of skullcap

Source: Wiktionary


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.)

Definition: Any plant of the labiate genus Scutellaria, the calyx of whose flower appears, when inverted, like a helmet with the visor raised.

3. (Zoöl.)

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

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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