CAPITULUM


Meaning of CAPITULUM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ kə-ˈpi-chə-ləm ]

noun

( plural ca·pit·u·la -lə)

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.