skullcap
- noun
- /ˈskʌlˌkæp/
- Specialized
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escutelaria
- She added skullcap to her herbal remedies for better sleep quality.
- skullcap flowers
Things like Rosemary is fantastic, cat's claw, skullcap.
- Things like Rosemary is fantastic, cat's claw, skullcap.
Examples
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The herbal tea containing skullcap helped her relax after a stressful day.
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It's called dark Violet skullcap for full sun.
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I've got some buglias, the skullcap, things like that, that I need to cut back.
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When he dropped back to our platform, he was wearing a winged hat made from an even more impressive set of the same sapphire-blue wings we'd seen outside, with the iridescent-orange body feathers serving as a skullcap.
Fiction book (1991) -
Many herbalists recommend skullcap for its calming effects on the nervous system.
Synonyms
A small herb whose flower has a cup that looks like a raised helmet
A group of related flowering plants in the mint family called skullcaps
A group of flowering plants in the mint family often called skullcaps and used in herbal medicine
Compounds
- Archaic
A North American herb of the mint family once used to treat seizures and nervous problems
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Skullcap for the plant comes from the shape of its flower, which has a small hood or helmet that looks like a tiny skull ('head bone') cap ('hat'). So the plant is called skullcap because its flowers have that cap-like top.
