mad-dog skullcap

mad-dog skullcap
mad-dog skullcap mad-dog skullcap, mad-dog weed mad-dog weed . (Bot.) An American mint ({Scutellaria lateriflora}) that yields a resinous exudate used esp. formerly as an antispasmodic.

Syn: blue pimpernel, blue skullcap, {Scutellaria lateriflora}. [WordNet 1.5]


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  • Mad-dog skullcap — 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 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • mad-dog skullcap — šviesioji kalpokė statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Notrelinių šeimos vaistinis augalas (Scutellaria lateriflora), paplitęs Šiaurės Amerikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Scutellaria lateriflora angl. mad dog skullcap; skullcap šaltinis Valstybinės… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • mad-dog skullcap — noun an American mint that yields a resinous exudate used especially formerly as an antispasmodic • Syn: ↑blue pimpernel, ↑blue skullcap, ↑mad dog weed, ↑Scutellaria lateriflora • Hypernyms: ↑herb, ↑herbaceous plant * * * …   Useful english dictionary

  • mad-dog skullcap — /mad dawg , dog /, Bot. a North American skullcap, Scutellaria lateriflora, having underground stems and one sided clusters of blue to white flowers. [1815 25, Amer.; so called because it was formerly used as an antispasmodic] * * * …   Universalium

  • mad-dog weed — mad dog skullcap mad dog skullcap, mad dog weed mad dog weed . (Bot.) An American mint ({Scutellaria lateriflora}) that yields a resinous exudate used esp. formerly as an antispasmodic. Syn: blue pimpernel, blue skullcap, {Scutellaria… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Mad Dog — is a nickname. One of the earlist documented references for the term is in 1577 to refer to a strong ale called Madde Dogge. By 1818 it referred to the plant mad dog skullcap, a supposed cure for hydrophobia. [ mad dog, n. ; Oxford English… …   Wikipedia

  • mad-dog weed — noun an American mint that yields a resinous exudate used especially formerly as an antispasmodic • Syn: ↑blue pimpernel, ↑blue skullcap, ↑mad dog skullcap, ↑Scutellaria lateriflora • Hypernyms: ↑herb, ↑herbaceous plant * * * …   Useful english dictionary

  • 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 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • mad-dogskullcap — mad dog skullcap n. A North American perennial plant (Scutellaria lateriflora) having one sided clusters of two lipped blue or white flowers.   [So called from its use as an antispasmodic.] * * * …   Universalium

  • skullcap — šviesioji kalpokė statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Notrelinių šeimos vaistinis augalas (Scutellaria lateriflora), paplitęs Šiaurės Amerikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Scutellaria lateriflora angl. mad dog skullcap; skullcap šaltinis Valstybinės… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

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