capitulum

noun

(botany) A densely clustered inflorescence composed of a large number of individual florets arising from a platform-like base.

The capitulum of the flower is the reproductive structure.

意味（1）

(botany) A densely clustered inflorescence composed of a large number of individual florets arising from a platform-like base.

意味（2）

(arachnology) The head-like mouthpart apparatus of a tick, including the palpi, mandibles, and hypostome.

意味（3）

(anatomy) A small protuberance on a bone which articulates into another bone to form a ball-and-socket joint.

意味（4）

(entomology, obsolete) The enlarged end of a proboscis.