1. Noun
A thick head of flowers on a very short axis, as a clover top, or a dandelion; a composite flower. A capitulum may be either globular or flat.
2. Noun
A knoblike protuberance of any part, esp. at the end of a bone or cartilage. [See Illust. of Artiodactyla.]
3. Noun
fruiting spike of a cereal plant especially corn
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4. Noun
an arrangement of leafy branches forming the top or head of a tree
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5. Noun
a dense cluster of flowers or foliage; "a head of cauliflower"; "a head of lettuce"
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