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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.]


 
 
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Meaning #1: an American mint that yields a resinous exudate used especially formerly as an antispasmodic
  Synonyms: blue pimpernel, blue skullcap, mad-dog weed, Scutellaria lateriflora


 
 

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