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skullcap definition

skull·cap (skulkap′)

noun

  1. a light, closefitting, brimless cap, usually worn indoors; specif., a zucchetto or a yarmulke
  2. any of a genus (Scutellaria) of mints with a closed, helmet-shaped calyx

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