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. [1913 Webster] 2. (Anat.) A knoblike protuberance of any part, esp. at the end of a bone or cartilage. Note: [See Illust. of Artiodactyla.] [1913 Webster]