Thesaurus: capitulum

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1. n. 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. n. A knoblike protuberance of any part, esp. at the end of a bone or cartilage. [See Illust. of Artiodactyla.]
3. n. a dense cluster of flowers or foliage
4. n. fruiting spike of a cereal plant especially corn
5. n. an arrangement of leafy branches forming the top or head of a tree
6. 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 knobike protuberance of any part, esp. at the end of a bone or cartilage. Note: [See Illust. of Artiodactyla.]
7. A knobike protuberance of any part, esp. at the end of a boneor cartilage.
8. n a dense cluster of flowers or foliage n fruiting spike of a cereal plant especially corn n an arrangement of leafy branches forming the top or head of a tree