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SKULLCAP
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Rounded brimless cap fitting the crown of the head
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("skullcap" is a kind of...):
cap (a tight-fitting headdress)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "skullcap"):
beanie; beany (a small skullcap; formerly worn by schoolboys and college freshmen)
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))
Sense 2
Meaning:
The dome of the skull
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("skullcap" is a kind of...):
bone; os (rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates)
Holonyms ("skullcap" is a part of...):
braincase; brainpan; cranium (the part of the skull that encloses the brain)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A herbaceous plant of the genus Scutellaria which has a calyx that, when inverted, resembles a helmet with its visor raised
Synonyms:
helmetflower; skullcap
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("skullcap" is a kind of...):
herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)
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