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Capitulum

Noun

Definitions

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