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Capitulum vs Capitula - What's the difference?

capitulum | capitula |

As nouns the difference between capitulum and capitula

is that capitulum is (botany) a densely clustered inflorescence composed of a large number of individual florets arising from a platform-like base while capitula is .

capitulum

English

(wikipedia capitulum)

Noun

(capitula)
  • (botany) A densely clustered inflorescence composed of a large number of individual florets arising from a platform-like base.
  • (arachnology) The head-like mouthpart apparatus of a tick, including the palpi, mandibles, and hypostome.
  • (anatomy) A small protuberance on a bone which articulates into another bone to form a ball-and-socket joint.
  • (entomology, obsolete) The enlarged end of a proboscis.
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    capitula

    English

    Noun

    (head)
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