mad-dog weed vs Scutellaria lateriflora

mad-dog weed and Scutellaria lateriflora both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
mad-dog weed	Yes	No	No	No
Scutellaria lateriflora	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, mad-dog weed and Scutellaria lateriflora are synonyms defined as:

mad-dog weed and Scutellaria lateriflora: an American mint that yields a resinous exudate used especially formerly as an antispasmodic

Other synonyms of mad-dog weed include blue pimpernel, blue skullcap, mad-dog skullcap.

mad-dog weed (noun)	Scutellaria lateriflora (noun)
an American mint that yields a resinous exudate used especially formerly as an antispasmodic	an American mint that yields a resinous exudate used especially formerly as an antispasmodic