capitate

Definition of Capitate in English :

the wrist bone with a rounded head shape that articulates with the 3rd metacarpus

2. capitate

being abruptly enlarged and globose at the tip

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Capitate

adjective

1. botany

shaped like a head, as certain flowers or inflorescences

2. zoology

having an enlarged headlike end

a capitate bone

adjective

1.

enlarged at the head or tip

2.

head-shaped, as some flowers

adj.

1. Enlarged and globular at the tip, as a bone of the wrist having a rounded knoblike end or the stigma of certain flowers.

2. Having flowers arranged in a dense headlike cluster.