# capitellate

> English word · Adjective

## Definitions
1. Having a very small knob-like termination, or collected into minute capitula.

## Etymology
Borrowed from New Latin capitellātus, from capitellum + -ātus, diminutive of caput (“head”), see -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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