Capitula

3 definitions found

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

  Capitula \Ca*pit"u*la\, n. pl.
     See {Capitulum}.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  capitula
       See {capitulum}

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  capitulum
       n 1: a dense clusters of flowers or foliage; "a head of
            cauliflower"; "a head of lettuce" [syn: {head}]
       2: fruiting spike of a cereal plant especially corn [syn: {ear},
           {spike}]
       3: the upper branches and leaves of a tree [syn: {crown}, {treetop}]
       [also: {capitula} (pl)]