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capitulum

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: capitulum

1
 n
a dense cluster of flowers or foliage
2
 n
fruiting spike of a cereal plant especially corn
3
 n
an arrangement of leafy branches forming the top or head of a tree
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: capitulum
1

n a dense cluster of flowers or foliage

Synonyms:
head
Type of:
plant organ
a functional and structural unit of a plant or fungus
2

n fruiting spike of a cereal plant especially corn

Synonyms:
ear, spike
Types:
mealie
an ear of corn
Type of:
fruit
the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant
3

n an arrangement of leafy branches forming the top or head of a tree

Type of:
crown, treetop
the upper branches and leaves of a tree or other plant
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