capitulum
[ kuh-pich-uh-luh m ]
/ kəˈpɪtʃ ə ləm /
noun, plural ca·pit·u·la [kuh-pich-uh-luh] /kəˈpɪtʃ ə lə/.
Biology.
any globose or knoblike part, as a flower head or the head of a bone.
Origin of capitulum
Words nearby capitulum
capitular,
capitulary,
capitulate,
capitulation,
capitulationism,
capitulum,
capiz,
caplet,
caplin,
capo,
capoeira
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British Dictionary definitions for capitula
capitulum
/ (kəˈpɪtjʊləm) /
noun plural -la (-lə)
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
anatomy zoology
a headlike part, esp the enlarged knoblike terminal part of a long bone, antenna, etc
Word Origin for capitulum
C18: from Latin, literally: a little head, from
caput head
Medical definitions for capitula
capitulum
[ kə-pĭch′ə-ləm ]
n. pl. ca•pit•u•la (-lə)
A small head or rounded articular extremity of a bone.
Other words from capitulum
ca•pit′u•lar adj.Scientific definitions for capitula
capitulum
[ kə-pĭch′ə-ləm ]
Plural capitula
A small knob or head-shaped part, such as a protuberance of a bone or the tip of an insect's antenna.
An inflorescence consisting of a compact mass of small stalkless flowers, as in the English daisy. The yellow central portion of the capitulum of a daisy consists of disk flowers, while the outer white, petallike structures are actually ray flowers. The capitulum is the characteristic inflorescence of the composite family (Asteraceae) of flowering plants.