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1. (n.) capitulum
any globose or knoblike part, as a flower head or the head of a bone.
Etymology: (1715–25; < L: small head; see chapter)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) capitulum, head
a dense cluster of flowers or foliage
"a head of cauliflower"; "a head of lettuce"
2. (noun) ear, spike, capitulum
fruiting spike of a cereal plant especially corn
3. (noun) capitulum
an arrangement of leafy branches forming the top or head of a tree
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1. (noun) capitulum
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
2. (noun) capitulum
a knoblike protuberance of any part, esp. at the end of a bone or cartilage. [See Illust. of Artiodactyla.]
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