skullcap
Pronunciation: /ˈskʌlkæp/
The English word “skullcap” has 5 meanings listed here.
noun
- A small domed cap that covers the area from the forehead to just above the back of the neck.
- A yarmulke-like hat.
- The calvaria, the top part of the skull, covering the cranial cavity containing the brain.
- Any of several species of flowering plants of the genus Scutellaria, in the Lamiaceae family.
- A torture device for compressing the skull.
Etymology
From skull + cap.
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