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capitulum

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. A densely clustered inflorescence composed of a large number of individual florets arising from a platform-like base.
  2. The head-like mouthpart apparatus of a tick, including the palpi, mandibles, and hypostome.
  3. A small protuberance on a bone which articulates into another bone to form a ball-and-socket joint.
  4. The enlarged end of a proboscis.
  5. The symbol ⸿. It was used to mark chapters or paragraphs, and is the ancestor of the pilcrow (¶).

Equivalents

Françaiscapitulum
DeutschKöpfchen
3 more languages
Češtinahlavice
Suomimykerö
Bahasa Indonesiabunga bongkol

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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