skull·cap /ˈskʌlˌkæp/
無邊便帽,並頭草屬的植物
skull·cap /ˈskəlˌkæp/ 名詞
黃岑
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. Zool. The Lophiomys.
Mad-dog skullcap Bot., an American herb (Scetellaria lateriflora) formerly prescribed as a cure for hydrophobia.
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skullcap
n 1: rounded brimless cap fitting the crown of the head
2: the dome of the skull [syn: calvaria]