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ɪˌteɪt 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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| —adj | |
| 1. | botany shaped like a head, as certain flowers or inflorescences |
| 2. | zoology having an enlarged headlike end: a capitate bone |
| [C17: from Latin capitātus having a (large) head, from caput head] | |
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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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