skullcap Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun rounded brimless cap fitting the crown of the head
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noun a herbaceous plant of the genus Scutellaria which has a calyx that, when inverted, resembles a helmet with its visor raised
helmetflower.
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noun the dome of the skull
calvaria.
WordNet
Skull"cap` noun
Definitions
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A cap which fits the head closely; also, formerly, a headpiece of iron sewed inside of a cap for protection. -
(Bot.) Any plant of the labiate genus Scutellaria , the calyx of whose flower appears, when inverted, like a helmet with the visor raised. -
(Zoöl.) The Lophiomys.