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Rarecapitulum
The correct spelling is capitulum.
How to pronounce capitulum
noun
Say it like: Cap-itu-lum
The correct spelling is capitulum. A densely clustered inflorescence composed of a large number of individual florets arising from a platform-like base.
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Definition
noun
- 1.A densely clustered inflorescence composed of a large number of individual florets arising from a platform-like base.
- 2.The head-like mouthpart apparatus of a tick, including the palpi, mandibles, and hypostome.
- 3.A small protuberance on a bone which articulates into another bone to form a ball-and-socket joint.
- 4.The enlarged end of a proboscis.
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