mad-dog weed, mad-dog skullcap n. (Bot.) An American mint (Scutellaria lateriflora) that yields a resinous exudate used esp. formerly as an antispasmodic.
Synonyms:blue pimpernel, blue skullcap, Scutellaria lateriflora.
Skullcap n.
1.
A cap which fits the head closely; also, formerly, a headpiece of iron sewed inside of a cap for protection.
2.
(Bot.) Any plant of the labiate genus Scutellaria, the calyx of whose flower appears, when inverted, like a helmet with the visor raised.
3.
(Zool.) The Lophiomys.
Mad-dog skullcap (Bot.), an American herb (Scetellaria lateriflora) formerly prescribed as a cure for hydrophobia.
