Meaning of capitulum | Babel Free

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.
   obsolete
5. The symbol ⸿. It was used to mark chapters or paragraphs, and is the ancestor of the pilcrow (¶).
   obsolete

Equivalents

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