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noun
A densely clustered inflorescence composed of a large number of individual florets arising from a platform-like base.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
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Synonyms: capitellum, sphaeridium
Antonyms: none provided
noun
The head-like mouthpart apparatus of a tick, including the palpi, mandibles, and hypostome.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: arachnology, biology, natural-sciences, zoology
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Synonyms: capitellum
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A small protuberance on a bone which articulates into another bone to form a ball-and-socket joint.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
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Synonyms: capitellum
Antonyms: none provided
noun
The enlarged end of a proboscis.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
Topics: biology, entomology, natural-sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
The symbol ⸿. It was used to mark chapters or paragraphs, and is the ancestor of the pilcrow (¶).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
Topics: media, publishing, typography
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
an arrangement of leafy branches forming the top or head of a tree
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: crown, treetop
noun
fruiting spike of a cereal plant especially corn
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: ear, spike
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: fruit
Narrower terms: mealie
noun
a dense cluster of flowers or foliage
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: head
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: plant organ
History
Borrowed from Latin capitulum. Doublet of chapiter and chapter.
