Definition of "capitulum" in English

noun

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

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

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

4. (entomology, obsolete) The enlarged end of a proboscis.

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