n 1  cap  :  a very large widely distributed genus of herbs of the mint family (Labiatae)  2  :  the dried aboveground portion of a plant of the genus Scutellaria (S. lateriflora) used esp. formerly as a bitter tonic, antispasmodic, and stomachic .
 
 
 
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