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Definition of Skullcap

1. Noun. Rounded brimless cap fitting the crown of the head.

2. Noun. A herbaceous plant of the genus Scutellaria which has a calyx that, when inverted, resembles a helmet with its visor raised.

3. Noun. The dome of the skull.

Definition of Skullcap

1. n. A cap which fits the head closely; also, formerly, a headpiece of iron sewed inside of a cap for protection.

Definition of Skullcap

1. Noun. a small domed cap that covers from the forehead to just above the back of the neck. ¹

2. Noun. A yarmulke-like hat worn as an element of ghetto fashion. ¹

3. Noun. Any of several species of flowering plants, of the genus ''Scutellaria'', in the ''Lamiaceae'' family. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Skullcap

1. a close-fitting cap [n -S]

Medical Definition of Skullcap

1. 1. A cap which fits the head closely; also, formerly, a headpiece of iron sewed inside of a cap for protection. 2. Any plant of the labiate genus Scutellaria, the calyx of whose flower appears, when inverted, like a helmet with the visor raised. 3. The Lophiomys. Mad-dog skullcap, an American herb (Scetellaria lateriflora) formerly prescribed as a cure for hydrophobia. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Skullcap

skull-and-crossbones skull and crossbones skull base skull base neoplasms skull cap skull caps skull fracture skull neoplasms skull practice skull session

skullcapped skullcaps skullcup skullcups skullduggeries skullduggerous skullduggery skulled skullfish skulling

skullings skulllike skulls

Literary usage of 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)
"skullcap, the common name for plants of ... fruiting calyx has an appendage which closes it; this appendage has also suggested the popular name skullcap. ..."

2. Edinburgh Medical Journal (1876)
"Indeed, the adhesions may be so complete, that after the skullcap has been divided, it still remains firmly attached, and can only be separated by the ..."

3. The American Cyclopaedia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge by George Ripley, Charles Anderson Dana (1883)
"The common skullcap (S.gale- ... which under the name of mad-dog skullcap was some years ago used as a pretended remedy for hydrophobia. ..."

4. The New American Cyclopaedia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge by George Ripley, Charles Anderson Dana (1862)
"skullcap, .the common name of ornamental herbaceous plants of the genus ... There are at least 30 species of skullcap, of which some are ..."

5. Wild Flowers Worth Knowing by Neltje Blanchan, Asa Don Dickinson (1917)
"... attached at the base when in fruit, one knows this to be a member of the skullcap tribe, a widely scattered genus of blue and violet two-lipped flowers, ..."

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