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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Capitulum \Ca*pit"u*lum\ (k[.a]*p[i^]t"[-u]*l[u^]m), n.; pl.
     Capitula (k[.a]*p[i^]t"[-u]*l[.a]). [L., a small head.]
     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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. (Anat.) A knoblike protuberance of any part, esp. at the
        end of a bone or cartilage.
  
     Note: [See Illust. of Artiodactyla.]
           [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Capitulum \Ca*pit"u*lum\, n.; pl. Capitula. [L., a small
     head.]
     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 knoblike protuberance of any part, esp. at the
        end of a bone or cartilage.
  
     Note: [See Illust. of Artiodactyla.]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  capitulum
       n 1: a dense clusters of flowers or foliage; "a head of
            cauliflower"; "a head of lettuce" [syn: head]
       2: fruiting spike of a cereal plant especially corn [syn: ear,
           spike]
       3: the upper branches and leaves of a tree [syn: crown, treetop]
       [also: capitula (pl)]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  capitulum
     n.
     1 (lb en botany) A densely clustered inflorescence composed of a
  large number of individual florets arising from a platform-like base.
     2 (lb en arachnology) The head-like mouthpart apparatus of a tick,
  including the palpus, mandibles, and hypostome.
     3 (lb en anatomy) A small protuberance on a bone which articulates
  into another bone to form a ball-and-socket joint.
     4 (lb en entomology obsolete) The enlarged end of a proboscis.<!--
  no citations since 19th century? -->

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  capitulum
     n.
     1 (lb en botany) A densely clustered inflorescence composed of a
  large number of individual florets arising from a platform-like base.
     2 (lb en arachnology) The head-like mouthpart apparatus of a tick,
  including the palpus, mandibles, and hypostome.
     3 (lb en anatomy) A small protuberance on a bone which articulates
  into another bone to form a ball-and-socket joint.
     4 (lb en entomology obsolete) The enlarged end of a proboscis.<!--
  no citations since 19th century? -->

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  capitulum
     n.
     1 (lb en botany) A densely clustered inflorescence composed of a
  large number of individual florets arising from a platform-like base.
     2 (lb en arachnology) The head-like mouthpart apparatus of a tick,
  including the palpus, mandibles, and hypostome.
     3 (lb en anatomy) A small protuberance on a bone which articulates
  into another bone to form a ball-and-socket joint.
     4 (lb en entomology obsolete) The enlarged end of a proboscis.<!--
  no citations since 19th century? -->

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  capitulum
     n.
     1 (lb en botany) A densely clustered inflorescence composed of a
  large number of individual florets arising from a platform-like base.
     2 (lb en arachnology) The head-like mouthpart apparatus of a tick,
  including the palpus, mandibles, and hypostome.
     3 (lb en anatomy) A small protuberance on a bone which articulates
  into another bone to form a ball-and-socket joint.
     4 (lb en entomology obsolete) The enlarged end of a proboscis.<!--
  no citations since 19th century? -->

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  capitulum /kɐpˈɪtjʊləm/
  1. (çoğ.), -la) (bot.) kömeç
  2. (anat.) kemik başı.

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     聚生花,头状花序

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