1. a dense cluster of small flowers arranged on a flattened or rounded receptacle, appearing as a single flower
Usage: botanical
2. a small rounded protuberance on a bone, especially at the end of a bone that articulates with another
Usage: anatomical

Examples

• The sunflower’s capitulum contains hundreds of tiny individual flowers.
• A daisy’s capitulum is made up of many small florets arranged in a circular pattern.
• The capitulum of the humerus articulates with the radius and ulna.
• Botanists study the structure of each capitulum to understand flower development.
• The capitulum appears as one large flower but is actually a collection of many small ones.
• In anatomy class, we learned about the capitulum as part of bone structure.