n.
Pronunciation: k ə - ' pi-ch ə -l ə m
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -la \ -l ə \
Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, small head ― more at CHAPTER
Date: circa 1755
1 : a rounded protuberance of an anatomical part (as a bone)
2 : a racemose inflorescence (as of the sunflower) with the axis shortened and dilated to form a rounded or flattened cluster of sessile flowers ― see INFLORESCENCE illustration