capitulum Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun a dense cluster of flowers or foliage
head.
- a head of cauliflower
- a head of lettuce
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noun fruiting spike of a cereal plant especially corn
ear; spike.
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noun an arrangement of leafy branches forming the top or head of a tree
WordNet
Ca*pit"u*lum noun
Etymology
L., a small head.Wordforms
Definitions
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A thick head of flowers on a very short axis, as a clover top, or a dandelion; a composite flower. A capitulum may be either globular or flat. Gray. -
(Anat.) A knobike protuberance of any part, esp. at the end of a bone or cartilage. See Illust. of Artiodactyla .