caput : Idioms & Phrases

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Caput mortuum

  • L., dead head. (Old Chem.) The residuum after distillation or sublimation; hence, worthless residue.
Webster 1913

elymus caput-medusae

  • noun weedy rye grass having long bristling awns
    medusa's head.
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euphorbia caput-medusae

  • noun African dwarf succulent perennial shrub with numerous slender drooping branches
    medusa's head; Euphorbia medusae.
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per capita

  • adjective satellite per person
    • among the states Connecticut has a high per capita income
  • adverb per person
    of each person; for each person.
    • we are spending $5,000 per capita annually for education in this district
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per capita income

  • noun the total national income divided by the number of people in the nation
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