capitulum

kəˈpɪtjʊləm

capitula

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Definition of capitulum - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

science

TECH.

small head or knob-like structure in anatomy or botany

TECH.

The capitulum of the bone was clearly visible in the X-ray..

knob

plant

TECH.

dense cluster of small flowers on a base

TECH.

The daisy has a capitulum of tiny florets.

flower head

head

inflorescence

arachnology

TECH.

the head-like mouthpart of a tick

TECH.

The capitulum of the tick is crucial for feeding.

head

entomology

TECH.

the enlarged end of an insect's proboscis

TECH.

The butterfly's proboscis ends in a capitulum.

bulb

head

knob

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Images of capitulum

dense cluster of small flowers on a base

Origin of capitulum

Latin, capitulum (little head)

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capitular

adj.

botany anatomy

related to a capitulum in plants or anatomy

Examples of capitulum in a sentence

Researchers studied the insect's capitulum under the microscope.
The sunflower's capitulum is quite large.
Each capitulum contains numerous tiny flowers.
The tick's capitulum can be seen under a microscope.
Researchers studied the capitulum to understand tick feeding habits.
The capitulum is crucial for the insect's feeding process.

Scientists studied the capitulum to understand its function better.

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French:capitule, capitulum, ...
German:Kapitulum, Köpfchen, ...
Italian:capitellum, capitulum, ...
Spanish:capítulo, inflorescencia, ...
Portuguese:capítulo, capitulum, ...
Chinese:小头状物, 头状花序, ...
Japanese:カピトゥルム, 頭状花序, ...
Arabic:رأس صغير, رَأْس زَهْرِي, ...
Hebrew:קַפִּיטוּלוּם, תַּפְרַחַת, ...
Russian:маленькая головка, соцветие, ...
Ukrainian:капітулюм, суцвіття, ...
Hindi:कपितुलम, फूलगुच्छा, ...
Bengali:ক্যাপিটুলাম, মুখের অংশ, ...
Catalan:capítol, inflorescència, ...
Czech:kapitulum, úbor, ...
Danish:capitulum, blomsterhoved, ...
Dutch:hoofdje, bloemhoofdje, ...
Greek:κεφάλαιο, κεφάλιο, ...
Hungarian:capitulum, fészekvirágzat, ...
Khmer:ក្បាលតូច, កញ្ចុំផ្កាតូចៗដុះរួមលើបាតផ្កាតែមួយ, ...
Korean:소두, 두상화서, ...
Persian:سرک, کاپیتولوم, ...
Polish:główka, koszyczek, ...
Portuguese (BR):cabeça pequena, inflorescência, ...
Romanian:capitulum, capitul, ...
Swedish:huvud, capitulum, ...
Thai:หัวเล็ก, กลุ่มดอกไม้เล็ก ๆ, ...
Turkish:küçük baş, çiçek başı, ...
Vietnamese:đầu nhỏ, cụm hoa, ...

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Definition of capitulum - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

Images of capitulum

Origin of capitulum

Terms related to capitulum

Terms with capitulum included in their meaning

Examples of capitulum in a sentence

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