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capitula

noun

Meaning

  1. A densely clustered inflorescence composed of a large number of individual florets arising from a platform-like base.
  2. The head-like mouthpart apparatus of a tick, including the palpi, mandibles, and hypostome.
  3. A small protuberance on a bone which articulates into another bone to form a ball-and-socket joint.
  4. The enlarged end of a proboscis.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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