What is the meaning of capitulum?

noun

  • A dense cluster of flowers or foliage.
    • usage: "a head of cauliflower"; "a head of lettuce"
  • Fruiting spike of a cereal plant especially corn.
  • An arrangement of leafy branches forming the top or head of a tree. .
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