Capitate

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Capitate \Cap"i*tate\ (k[a^]p"[i^]*t[asl]t), a. [L. capitatus
     fr. caput head.]
     1. Headlike in form; also, having the distal end enlarged and
        rounded, as the stigmas of certain flowers.
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     2. (Bot.) Having the flowers gathered into a head.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  capitate
       adj : being abruptly enlarged and globose at the tip
       n : the wrist bone with a rounded head shape that articulates
           with the 3rd metatarsal [syn: {capitate bone}, {os
           capitatum}]