capitulum
pronunciation
How to pronounce capitulum in British English:
UK [kə'pɪtjʊləm]
How to pronounce capitulum in American English:
US [kə'pɪtʃʊləm]
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- Noun:
- a dense clusters of flowers or foliage
- fruiting spike of a cereal plant especially corn
- the upper branches and leaves of a tree
Word Origin
- capitulum (n.)
- used in various senses in English; Latin, literally "little head," diminutive of caput "head," also "leader, guide, chief person; summit; capital city; origin, source, spring," figuratively "life, physical life;" in writing "a division, paragraph;" of money, "the principal sum," from PIE *kaput- "head" (see head (n.)).