capitula

/K AH0 P IH1 CH UW0 L AH0/

noun

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.

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