capitulum

Noun
Synonyms: headearspike

WordNet 3.0

Noun (3)

  1. a dense cluster of flowers or foliage“a head of cauliflower”“a head of lettuce”Synonyms: head
  2. fruiting spike of a cereal plant especially cornSynonyms: earspike
  3. an arrangement of leafy branches forming the top or head of a tree
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

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]

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