capitulum — Dizionario inglese

Sostantivo

1. A densely clustered inflorescence composed of a large number of individual florets arising from a platform-like base.

   Sinonimi

   capitellumsphaeridium

2. The head-like mouthpart apparatus of a tick, including the palpi, mandibles, and hypostome.

   Sinonimi

   capitellum

3. A small protuberance on a bone which articulates into another bone to form a ball-and-socket joint.

   Sinonimi

   capitellum

4. The enlarged end of a proboscis.

   Uso

   • obsoleto

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

   Uso

   • obsoleto

Sostantivo

1. a dense cluster of flowers or foliage

   Sinonimi

   head

   Termini più generali

   plant organ

   Esempi

   a head of cauliflower

   a head of lettuce

2. fruiting spike of a cereal plant especially corn

   Sinonimi

   earspike

   Termini più generali

   fruit

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

   Termini più generali

   crowntreetop