capitulum

Definition of Capitulum in English :

1. capitulum, head

a dense cluster of flowers or foliage

Example Sentences:
'a head of cauliflower'
'a head of lettuce'

2. capitulum, ear, spike

fruiting spike of a cereal plant especially corn

3. capitulum

an arrangement of leafy branches forming the top or head of a tree

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Capitulum

noun plural -la (-lə)

1.

a racemose inflorescence in the form of a disc of sessile flowers, the youngest at the centre. It occurs in the daisy and related plants

2. anatomy, zoology

a headlike part, esp the enlarged knoblike terminal part of a long bone, antenna, etc

nounWord forms: plural caˈpitula (kəˈpɪtʃələ ; kəpichˈələ)

1. Anatomy and Zoology

a knoblike part, as at the end of a bone in a joint

2. Botany

head (sense 17) head (sense 17a)

n. pl. ca·pit·u·la (-lə)

1. A compact cluster of sessile flowers, often surrounded by involucral bracts, as of daisies and other composite plants.

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