Mad-dog skullcap Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun an American mint that yields a resinous exudate used especially formerly as an antispasmodic
    mad-dog weed; blue skullcap; Scutellaria lateriflora; blue pimpernel.

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  1. (Bot.), an American herb (Scetellaria lateriflora) formerly prescribed as a cure for hydrophobia.

Webster 1913