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Capitula
A densely clustered inflorescence composed of a large number of individual florets arising from a platform-like base.
📖 Definitions of "Capitula"
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.
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Capitula"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| capitolanoun | A city in Santa Cruz County, California, United States. |
| capitularnoun | a member of a chapter |
| capitatanoun | — |
| capitularynoun | A set of decrees, especially those made by the Frankish kings |
| capitnoun | — |
| capitulariesnoun | A set of decrees, especially those made by the Frankish kings |
| capitanoun | person |
| capitaninoun | — |
| titulusnoun | A caption, title or other inscription, especially an Ancient Roman type. |
| capitisnoun | — |
| captanoun | — |
| capitenoun | (historical) An ancient English tenure, abolished in 1660, by which either person or land was held immediately of the king, or of his crown, by either knight service or socage. |
| capillanoun | A surname from Spanish. |
| capitellumnoun | (botany, anatomy, arachnology) Synonym of capitulum. |
| capotnoun | (card games) A winning of all the tricks in the game of piquet, counting for forty points. |
| capulnoun | A municipality of Northern Samar, Philippines. |
| capitulateverb | (intransitive, originally only in military setting) To surrender on stipulated terms, end all resistance, give up, go along with or comply. |
| capsulanoun | In Buenos Aires, Argentina, a couple of lovers of dark and psychedelic rock and punk came together in 1998 to form Capsula, a band with a unique sound that blended garage, glam, and punk rock. |
| capitanonoun | A head man. |
| capiasnoun | (law) An arrest warrant; a writ commanding officers to take a specified person or persons into custody. |
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