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 dense cluster of flowers or foliage
3. n. fruiting spike of a cereal plant especially corn
4. n. an arrangement of leafy branches forming the top or head of a tree
5. A knobike protuberance of any part, esp. at the end of a boneor cartilage.
6. 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