capitulum

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. Source: opted

2. n. A knoblike protuberance of any part, esp. at the end of a bone or cartilage. [See Illust. of Artiodactyla.] Source: opted

3. n. a dense cluster of flowers or foliage Source: wordnet

4. n. fruiting spike of a cereal plant especially corn Source: wordnet

5. n. an arrangement of leafy branches forming the top or head of a tree Source: wordnet

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.] Source: webster

7. A knobike protuberance of any part, esp. at the end of a boneor cartilage. Source: adambom

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 Source: ecdict

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