capitellate

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adjective

Having a very small knob-like termination, or collected into minute capitula.

OriginNew Latin capitellātus →
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Meanings

adjectivecapitellate (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologyHaving a very small knob-like termination, or collected into minute capitula.

Origin

  1. New Latincapitellātus
  2. Englishcapitellate

Borrowed from New Latin capitellātus, from capitellum + -ātus, diminutive of caput (“head”), see -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

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APA

capitellate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/capitellate

MLA

“capitellate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/capitellate. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “capitellate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/capitellate.

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