Found 2 items, similar to Capitulum.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: capitulum
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]
[also:
capitula (pl)]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Capitulum
Capitulum
\Ca*pit"u*lum\ (k[.a]*p[i^]t"[-u]*l[u^]m), n.; pl.
Capitula (k[.a]*p[i^]t"[-u]*l[.a]). [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.
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2. (Anat.) A knoblike protuberance of any part, esp. at the
end of a bone or cartilage.
Note: [See Illust. of
Artiodactyla.]
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