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Definition: Scetellaria lateriflora
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. (Zo["o]l.) 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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