Etymology

capitulum

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Today it means: A densely clustered inflorescence composed of a large number of individual florets arising from a platform-like base. Full definition →

Latin capitulum
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromcapitulum
  2. English todaycapitulum

Borrowed from Latin capitulum. Doublet of chapiter and chapter.

Words from the same roots

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