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Definition of capitulum

the upper branches and leaves of a tree
fruiting spike of a cereal plant especially corn
a dense clusters of flowers or foliage; "a head of cauliflower"; "a head of lettuce"

Similar Words: crown, treetop, ear, spike, head

Hyponyms: mealie

Part Meronyms: tree, corn, maize, Indian corn, Zea mays

Derivational Morphology: spike, spike out

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