ca|pit|u|lum

ca|pit|u|lum
ca|pit|u|lum «kuh PIHCH uh luhm», noun, plural -la «-luh».
1. a flower head consisting of a close cluster of sessile flowers, as in red clover or many composite plants.
2. the protuberance of a bone usually fitting into a hollow portion of another bone: »

They articulate with the heads, or the capitula, of the ribs (St. George Mivart).

[< Latin capitulum (literally) a small head (diminutive) < caput, -itis head]

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