capitulum

IPA: kʌpˈɪtʃuɫʌm

(botany) A densely clustered inflorescence composed of a large number of individual florets arising from a platform-like base.
(arachnology) The head-like mouthpart apparatus of a tick, including the palpi, mandibles, and hypostome.
(anatomy) A small protuberance on a bone which articulates into another bone to form a ball-and-socket joint.
(entomology, obsolete) The enlarged end of a proboscis.

Examples of "capitulum" in Sentences

The radius articulates with the capitulum of the humerus.
The capitulum is considered the most derived form of inflorescence.
The capitulum is removed and eaten and the eggs continue to be viable.
So the capitulum was the same but the responsory following was different.
A large sclerite called the Scutum present dorsally behind the capitulum.
Note bracts surrounding the flowers, which would be absent on a capitulum.
The top of the plant, or capitulum, has compact clusters of young branches.
The capitulum has a whorl of bracts below the flowers, forming an involucre.
The capitulum and other elements are after the model of the Little Hours cf .
The head of the radius is not in complete contact with the capitulum of the humerus in all positions of the joint.