The wrist bone with a rounded head shape that articulates with the 3rd metatarsal

• ___ bone, in the wrist
• Forming a head
• Head-shaped, to botanists

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"head-shaped," 1660s, from Latin capitatus "headed," from caput "head" (see capitulum ).

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
1 (context anatomy English) Having a distinct globular tip. 2 (context botany English) Forming a dense, head-like cluster, such as the inflorescences of composites. n. (anatomy) The capitate bone of the wrist. v (context US health care English) To pay health-care ...

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. the wrist bone with a rounded head shape that articulates with the 3rd metatarsal [syn: capitate bone , os capitatum ]

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Capitate \Cap"i*tate\ (k[a^]p"[i^]*t[asl]t), a. [L. capitatus fr. caput head.] Headlike in form; also, having the distal end enlarged and rounded, as the stigmas of certain flowers. (Bot.) Having the flowers gathered into a head.