'Scetellaria lateriflora' definitions:

Definition of 'Scetellaria lateriflora'

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]