[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

capitulum \capit"ulum\ k.api^t"-ulu^m, n.; pl.
   capitula k.api^t"-ul.a. l., a small head.
   1. a thick head of flowers on a very short axis, as a clover
      top, or a dandelion; a composite flower. a capitulum may
      be either globular or flat. --gray.
      1913 webster

   2. anat. a knoblike protuberance of any part, esp. at the
      end of a bone or cartilage.

   note: see illust. of artiodactyla.
         1913 webster
see also:
capitula artiodactyla 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

capitulum
     n 1: a dense clusters of flowers or foliage; "a head of
          cauliflower"; "a head of lettuce" syn: head
     2: fruiting spike of a cereal plant especially corn syn: ear,
         spike
     3: the upper branches and leaves of a tree syn: crown, treetop
     also: capitula pl
see also:
head ear spike crown treetop capitula 

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