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Webster 1913 Edition
Skullcap
Skull′capˊ
,Noun.
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.Definition 2024
skullcap
skullcap
English
Alternative forms
Noun
skullcap (plural skullcaps)
- A small domed cap that covers from the forehead to just above the back of the neck.
- A yarmulke-like hat worn as an element of ghetto fashion.
- Any of several species of flowering plants, of the genus Scutellaria, in the Lamiaceae family.
Synonyms
- (yarmulke): kippah
Translations
cap that covers from the forehead to just above the back of the neck
flowering plant
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