# capitulum

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A densely clustered inflorescence composed of a large number of individual florets arising from a platform-like base.
2. The head-like mouthpart apparatus of a tick, including the palpi, mandibles, and hypostome.
3. A small protuberance on a bone which articulates into another bone to form a ball-and-socket joint.
4. The enlarged end of a proboscis.
5. The symbol ⸿. It was used to mark chapters or paragraphs, and is the ancestor of the pilcrow (¶).

## Etymology
Borrowed from Latin capitulum. Doublet of chapiter and chapter.

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