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Definition of Mad-dog skullcap
1. Noun. An American mint that yields a resinous exudate used especially formerly as an antispasmodic.
Generic synonyms: Herb, Herbaceous Plant
Lexicographical Neighbors of Mad-dog Skullcap
Literary usage of Mad-dog skullcap
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The American Cyclopaedia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge by Charles Anderson Dana (1876)
"... which under tho name of mad-dog skullcap was some years ago used as a pretended
remedy for hydrophobia. Tho plants are of interest to the botanist, ..."
2. The American Cyclopaedia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge by George Ripley, Charles Anderson Dana (1883)
"... which under the name of mad-dog skullcap was some years ago used as a pretended
remedy for hydrophobia. The plants are of interest to the botanist, ..."
3. The Vascular Flora of Pennsylvania: Annotated Checklist and Atlas by Ann Fowler Rhoads, William M. Klein (1993)
"Scutellaria lateriflora L. mad-dog skullcap Herbaceous perennial Wet woods, bogs,
lake margins, river banks, floodplains and swampy pastures. ..."
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