capitulum

noun

  1. 1

    A densely clustered inflorescence composed of a large number of individual florets arising from a platform-like base.

  2. 2

    The head-like mouthpart apparatus of a tick, including the palpi, mandibles, and hypostome.

  3. 3

    A small protuberance on a bone which articulates into another bone to form a ball-and-socket joint.

  4. 4

    The enlarged end of a proboscis.

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