capitulum

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capitulum

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Borrowed from Latin capitulum. Doublet of chapiter and chapter.

noun capitulums · capitula

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

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@misc{capitulum_2026,
  title = {capitulum},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/capitulum},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}