The Collaborative International Dictionary
Scetellaria lateriflora
Skullcap \Skull"cap`\, n.
A cap which fits the head closely; also, formerly, a headpiece of iron sewed inside of a cap for protection.
(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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(Zo["o]l.) The Lophiomys.
Mad-dog skullcap (Bot.), an American herb ( Scetellaria lateriflora) formerly prescribed as a cure for hydrophobia.