capitulum
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Is capitulum a Scrabble word?
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Definition
noun (English)
1. (botany) A densely clustered inflorescence composed of a large number of individual florets arising from a platform-like base.Synonyms: capitellum, sphaeridium
2. (arachnology) The head-like mouthpart apparatus of a tick, including the palpi, mandibles, and hypostome.Synonyms: capitellum
3. (anatomy) A small protuberance on a bone which articulates into another bone to form a ball-and-socket joint.Synonyms: capitellum
4. (entomology, obsolete) The enlarged end of a proboscis.obsolete
5. (typography, obsolete) The symbol ⸿. It was used to mark chapters or paragraphs, and is the ancestor of the pilcrow (¶).obsolete
Definition source: Wiktionary