skullcap : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: skullcap	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for skullcap
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
skullcap n rounded brimless cap fitting the crown of the head a herbaceous plant of the genus Scutellaria which has a calyx that, when inverted, resembles a helmet with its visor raised Synonym(s): skullcap, helmetflower the dome of the skull Synonym(s): calvaria, skullcap
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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.) Any plant of the labiate genus {Scutellaria}, the calyx of whose flower appears, when inverted, like a helmet with the visor raised. 3. (Zo[94]l.) The Lophiomys. {Mad-dog skullcap} (Bot.), an American herb ({Scetellaria lateriflora}) formerly prescribed as a cure for hydrophobia.