The upper branches and leaves of a tree

• A dense clusters of flowers or foliage
• Fruiting spike of a cereal plant especially corn

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
The term capitulum (plural capitula ) can refer to several things: the Latin for chapter an index or list of chapters at the head of a gospel manuscript a short reading in the Liturgy of the Hours A typographic symbol to mark chapters or paragraphs, now ...

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
used in various senses in English; Latin, literally "little head," diminutive of caput "head," also "leader, guide, chief person; summit; capital city; origin, source, spring," figuratively "life, physical life;" in writing "a division, paragraph;" of money, ...

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Capitulum \Ca*pit"u*lum\ (k[.a]*p[i^]t"[-u]*l[u^]m), n.; pl. Capitula (k[.a]*p[i^]t"[-u]*l[.a]). [L., a small head.] A thick head of flowers on a very short axis, as a clover top, or a dandelion; a composite flower. A capitulum may be either globular or ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 (context botany English) A densely clustered inflorescence composed of a large number of individual florets arising from a platform-like base. 2 (context arachnology English) The head-like mouthpart apparatus of a tick, including the palpus, mandibles, ...

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. a dense clusters of flowers or foliage; "a head of cauliflower"; "a head of lettuce" [syn: head ] fruiting spike of a cereal plant especially corn [syn: ear , spike ] the upper branches and leaves of a tree [syn: crown , treetop ] [also: capitula (pl)] ...