Main Entry: ca·pit·u·lum

Pronunciation: \kə-ˈpi-chə-ləm\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural ca·pit·u·la \-lə\

Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, small head — more at chapter

Date: circa 1755

1 : a rounded protuberance of an anatomical part (as a bone)
2 : a racemose inflorescence (as of the sunflower) with the axis shortened and dilated to form a rounded or flattened cluster of sessile flowers — see inflorescence illustration