Skullcap
Skullcap , noun
1.
A cap which fits the head closely; also, formerly, a headpiece of iron sewed inside of a cap for protection.
2.
(Botany) Any plant of the labiate genus Scutellaria, the calyx of whose flower appears, when inverted, like a helmet with the visor raised.
3.
(Zoology) The Lophiomys.
Collocations (1)
Mad-dog skullcap (Botany) , an American herb (Scetellaria lateriflora) formerly prescribed as a cure for hydrophobia.