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ca⋅pit⋅u⋅lum

  [kuh-pich-uh-luhm]
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–noun, plural -la  [-luh] .
Biology. any globose or knoblike part, as a flower head or the head of a bone.
Origin:
1715–25; < L, equiv. to capit- (s. of caput) head + -ulum, neut. of -ulus -ule
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ca·pit·u·lum   (kə-pĭch'ə-ləm)   
n.   pl. ca·pit·u·la (-lə)

  1. Botany See flower head.

  2. Biology A small knob or head-shaped part, such as a protuberance of a bone or the tip of an insect's antenna.


[Latin, diminutive of caput, capit-, head; see kaput- in Indo-European roots.]
flower head  
n.  

  1. A dense, short, compact cluster of sessile flowers, as of composite plants or clover. Also called capitulum.

  2. A very dense grouping of flower buds, as in broccoli and cauliflower.

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Main Entry: ca·pit·u·lum
Pronunciation: -&-l&m
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural ca·pit·u·la /-l&/
: a rounded protuberance of an anatomical part: as a : the knob at the end of a bone or cartilage b : the beak of a tick composed ofthe mouthparts and palpi
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capitulum ca·pit·u·lum (kə-pĭch'ə-ləm)
n. pl. ca·pit·u·la (-lə)
A small head or rounded articular extremity of a bone.

ca·pit'u·lar adj.

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