noun
- plural of capitulum; small flower heads or clusters, especially in composite plants
Usage: botanical
Examples
- The daisy’s capitula contain both ray and disk flowers.
- Each sunflower produces multiple capitula during the growing season.
- The botanist examined the capitula under a microscope.
- Composite plants are characterized by their distinctive capitula.
- The capitula of dandelions close at night and reopen in sunlight.