Category: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.)

Defn: any plant of the labiate genus scutellaria, the calyx of whose Flower appears, when inverted, like a helmet with the visor raised.

3. (zoöl.)

Defn: the lophiomys. Mad-dog skullcap (bot.), an american herb (scetellaria lateriflora) formerly prescribed as a cure for Hydrophobia.