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Capitulum

Capitulum meaning

A densely clustered inflorescence composed of a large number of individual florets arising from a platform-like base. | The head-like mouthpart apparatus of a tick, including the palpi, mandibles, and hypostome. | A small protuberance on a bone which articulates into another bone to form a ball-and-socket joint.

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Example sentences (1)

When a capitulum extended across many farms, farmers provided the funds to compensate the neighbor who had supplied the recruit.