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