HyperDic: scutellaria_lateriflora

English > 1 sense of the expression Scutellaria lateriflora:
NOUNplantScutellaria lateriflora, blue pimpernel, blue skullcap, mad-dog skullcap, mad-dog weedan American mint that yields a resinous exudate used especially formerly as an antispasmodic
English > Scutellaria lateriflora: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningAn American mint that yields a resinous exudate used especially formerly as an antispasmodic.
Synonymsblue pimpernel, blue skullcap, mad-dog skullcap, mad-dog weed
Broaderherb, herbaceous plantA plant lacking a permanent woody stem

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