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capitulum |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Capitulum \Ca*pit"u*lum\, n.; pl {Capitula}. [L., a small head.] 1. 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. 2. (Anat.) A knoblike protuberance of any part esp. at the end of a bone or cartilage. Note: [See Illust. of {Artiodactyla}.] From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: capitulum n 1: a dense clusters of flowers or foliage: "a head of cauliflower"; "a head of lettuce" [syn: {head}] 2: fruiting spike of a cereal plant especially corn [syn: {ear}, {spike}] 3: the upper branches and leaves of a tree [syn: {crown}, {treetop}]
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