1. A dense cluster of flowers or foliage
   "a capitulum of cauliflower";
   - head
    
2. Fruiting spike of a cereal plant especially corn
   "The corn capitulum was fully developed";
   - ear, spike
    
3. An arrangement of leafy branches forming the top or head of a tree
   "The dense capitulum of the oak tree provided shade for the picnickers"

Derived forms: capitula

Type of: crown, fruit, plant organ, treetop

Part of: corn, Indian corn, maize, Zea mays

Encyclopedia: Capitulum