skullcap

skull·cap  (sklkp)

n.

1.

a. A light, close-fitting, brimless cap sometimes worn indoors.

b. A yarmulke.

2. Any of various plants of the genus Scutellaria, having clusters of two-lipped flowers.

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skullcap [ˈskʌlˌkæp]

n

1. (Clothing & Fashion) a rounded brimless hat fitting the crown of the head

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) the nontechnical name for calvaria

3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any of various perennial plants of the genus Scutellaria, esp S. galericulata, that typically have helmet-shaped flowers: family Lamiaceae (labiates)

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	skullcap - rounded brimless cap fitting the crown of the head beanie, beany - a small skullcap; formerly worn by schoolboys and college freshmen cap - a tight-fitting headdress coif - a skullcap worn by nuns under a veil or by soldiers under a hood of mail or formerly by British sergeants-at-law yarmelke, yarmulka, yarmulke - a skullcap worn by religious Jews (especially at prayer)
	2.	skullcap - a herbaceous plant of the genus Scutellaria which has a calyx that, when inverted, resembles a helmet with its visor raised helmetflower herb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests
	3.	skullcap - the dome of the skull calvaria bone, os - rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates braincase, brainpan, cranium - the part of the skull that encloses the brain

Translations

skullcap [ˈskʌlkæp] N (gen) → gorro m; [of priest] → solideo m

skullcap

n → Kipa f

skullcap [ˈskʌlˌkæp] n (worn by Jews) → zucchetto; (worn by Pope) → papalina

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skullcap [ˈskʌlˌkæp] n (worn by Jews) → zucchetto; (worn by Pope) → papalina