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capitate
This term is primarily used in technical scientific registers, specifically within botany and anatomy. It describes a structure that terminates in a rounded, head-like swelling, often where flowers or tissues are densely clustered. Because of its specialized nature, it is rarely encountered in general conversation and is almost exclusively found in taxonomic descriptions or medical texts.
In a botanical context, it refers to an inflorescence where the flowers are grouped into a compact, spherical head. In anatomy, it typically describes a bone or structure with a rounded extremity, such as the capitate bone in the human wrist.
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The capitate bone is the largest of the carpal bones in the human wrist.
This plant is characterized by its capitate inflorescence.
This plant is characterized by its capitate inflorescence.
Look at how the flowers form a dense capitate cluster at the stem tip.
The surgeon carefully examined the capitate to check for any fractures.
Is this species known for having a capitate stigma?
The specimen exhibits a distinct capitate structure that aids in pollen dispersal.
I wonder if the capitate bone is displaced in this X-ray.
The botanical guide describes the flower head as being capitate and spherical.