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MAD-DOG SKULLCAP

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does mad-dog skullcap mean? 

MAD-DOG SKULLCAP (noun)
  The noun MAD-DOG SKULLCAP has 1 sense:

1. an American mint that yields a resinous exudate used especially formerly as an antispasmodicplay

  Familiarity information: MAD-DOG SKULLCAP used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


MAD-DOG SKULLCAP (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

An American mint that yields a resinous exudate used especially formerly as an antispasmodic

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

blue pimpernel; blue skullcap; mad-dog skullcap; mad-dog weed; Scutellaria lateriflora

Hypernyms ("mad-dog skullcap" is a kind of...):

herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)


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