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 Definitions of skullcap  [ˈskʌlˌkæp]  

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Definition of 'skullcap' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) skullcap
a small, brimless, close-fitting cap, often made of silk or velvet, worn on the crown of the head.

2.  skullcap
the domelike roof of the skull.

3.  skullcap
any of various plants belonging to the genus Scutellaria, of the mint family, having a calyx resembling a helmet.

Etymology:  (1675–85)

Definition of 'skullcap' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) skullcap
rounded brimless cap fitting the crown of the head

2. (noun) skullcap, helmetflower
a herbaceous plant of the genus Scutellaria which has a calyx that, when inverted, resembles a helmet with its visor raised

3. (noun) calvaria, skullcap
the dome of the skull


Definition of 'skullcap' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) skullcap
a cap which fits the head closely; also, formerly, a headpiece of iron sewed inside of a cap for protection

2. (noun) skullcap
any plant of the labiate genus Scutellaria, the calyx of whose flower appears, when inverted, like a helmet with the visor raised

3. (noun) skullcap
the Lophiomys



'skullcap' - Nearby Entries  

skulk  skulking  skull  skull and crossbones  skull practice  skullcap  skullduggery  



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