capitulum
noun
- 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
The enlarged end of a proboscis.
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