capitulum

noun 5

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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.

5

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

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