capitulum

名词 capitulum:

1. a dense clusters of flowers or foliage
   同义词：head
2. fruiting spike of a cereal plant especially corn
   同义词：ear, spike
3. the upper branches and leaves of a tree
   同义词：crown, treetop

ca.pit.u.lum

n.（名词）
【复数】 ca.pit.u.la[-l…]
Botany See flower head
【植物学】 参见 flower head
Biology A small knob or head-shaped part, such as a protuberance of a bone or the tip of an insect`s antenna.
【生物学】 小头，骨状突：一小块球状突出物或头状部分，如一根骨头的突起或一个昆虫的触角的顶端

来源：
Latin
拉丁语
diminutive of caput capit- [head] * see kaput-
caput的小后缀 capit- [顶端，头] *参见 kaput-