capitellum
9.9
A small round head of many tiny flowers at the tip of a stem
- noun
- /ˌkæpɪˈtɛləm/
- Specialized
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capitelo
- Each capitellum contained dozens of tiny white florets packed closely together.
Examples
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The botanist identified a capitellum at the tip of each delicate stem.
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During his research, he focused on the unique structure of the capitellum in flowering plants.
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In spring, the meadow was dotted with the bright capitella of wildflowers.
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The capitellum is beautiful.
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Look at the capitellum!
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The botanist identified a capitellum at the tip of each delicate stem.
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Each capitellum contained dozens of tiny white florets packed closely together.
Synonyms
9.9
A dense head of many small flowers at the top of a plant like a daisy
is smaller in size than that compact flower cluster
Surface Forms
Etymology
Capitellum comes from the Latin root capit-, from caput, meaning 'head', so it means a 'little head'. In botany the word labels a small, compact flower head where many tiny flowers sit close together.
