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adjective
1.
Botany. forming or shaped like a head or dense cluster.
2.
Biology. having an enlarged or swollen, headlike termination.
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mul·ti·cap·i·tate, adjective
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Capitate
is always a great word to know.
So is alternation of generations. Does it mean:
| form of a diploid plant in the alternation of generations that produces asexual spores |
| variation in an organism's life cycle of dissimilar reproductive forms |
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Medical Dictionary
capitate cap·i·tate (kāp'ĭ-tāt')
adj.
Enlarged and globular at the tip, as a bone of the wrist having a rounded, knoblike end.
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Science Dictionary
capitate  (kāp'ĭ-tāt') Pronunciation Key
Noun The largest of the carpal bones. Adjective Forming a headlike mass or dense cluster, as the flowers of plants in the composite family. |
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