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capitulum

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.59 in modern English

Syllables
ca-pit-u-lum
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A densely clustered inflorescence composed of a large number of individual florets arising from a platform-like base.

noun

The head-like mouthpart apparatus of a tick, including the palpi, mandibles, and hypostome.

noun

A small protuberance on a bone which articulates into another bone to form a ball-and-socket joint.

noun

The enlarged end of a proboscis.

Obsolete

noun

The symbol ⸿. It was used to mark chapters or paragraphs, and is the ancestor of the pilcrow (¶).

Obsolete

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin capitulum. Doublet of chapiter and chapter.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

capitulums (plural) capitula (plural)

Derived Forms

capitulate capituliform capitulotubercular

Synonyms

capitellum sphaeridium ear spike head

Questions

What does capitulum mean?
A densely clustered inflorescence composed of a large number of individual florets arising from a platform-like base.
Where does capitulum come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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