scu·tel·lar·ia
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Medical Definition of scutellaria
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: a very large widely distributed genus of herbs of the mint family (Labiatae)
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: the dried aboveground portion of a plant of the genus Scutellaria (S. lateriflora) used especially formerly as a bitter tonic, antispasmodic, and stomachic
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