capitulum

Signification (Anglais)

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

Concepts

capitule

épi

👂

glomérule

grappe

inflorescence

ombelle

oreille

👂

tête

corolle

panicule

Synonymes

head

spike

ear

👂

leafage

raceme

small end

umbel

microcephaly

flower head

microcephalia

nanocephalia

inflorescences

panicles

flower cluster

little end

foliage

inflorescence

Traductions

capolino

espiga

Köpfchen

Körbchen

Rispe

Capitulum

Blütentraube

Infloreszenz

Blütenkorb

Blütenkörbchen

κεφάλιον

cespo

cesto

🧺

Dolde

Étymologie (Anglais)

Borrowed from Latin capitulum. Doublet of chapiter and chapter.