'Mad-dog skullcap' definitions:

Definition of 'mad-dog skullcap'

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noun
An American mint that yields a resinous exudate used especially formerly as an antispasmodic [syn: blue pimpernel, blue skullcap, mad-dog skullcap, mad-dog weed, Scutellaria lateriflora]

Definition of 'Mad-dog skullcap'

From: GCIDE
  • 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. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Bot.) Any plant of the labiate genus Scutellaria, the calyx of whose flower appears, when inverted, like a helmet with the visor raised. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. (Zool.) The Lophiomys. [1913 Webster]
  • Mad-dog skullcap (Bot.), an American herb ({Scetellaria lateriflora}) formerly prescribed as a cure for hydrophobia. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'mad-dog skullcap'

From: GCIDE
  • mad-dog skullcap \mad-dog skullcap\, mad-dog weed \mad-dog weed\n. (Bot.) An American mint (Scutellaria lateriflora) that yields a resinous exudate used esp. formerly as an antispasmodic.
  • Syn: blue pimpernel, blue skullcap, {Scutellaria lateriflora}. [WordNet 1.5]