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Capitulum
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun Capitulum has 3 senses
- capitulum(n = noun.plant) head - a dense cluster of flowers or foliage; "a head of cauliflower"; "a head of lettuce" is a kind of plant organ
- capitulum(n = noun.plant) ear, spike - fruiting spike of a cereal plant especially corn; Array is a part of corn, indian corn, maize, zea mays
- capitulum(n = noun.plant) Array - an arrangement of leafy branches forming the top or head of a tree; Array is a kind of crown, treetop
has particulars: mealie
is a kind of fruit
CIDE DICTIONARY
Capitulum, n. [L., a small head.].
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]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
Capitulum, n. (pl. capitula) Bot. an inflorescence with flowers clustered together like a head, as in the daisy family.
Etymology
L, dimin. of caput head
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