cap·i·tate

(kăp′ĭ-tāt′)

adj.

1. Enlarged and globular at the tip, as a bone of the wrist having a rounded knoblike end or the stigma of certain flowers.

2. Having flowers arranged in a dense headlike cluster.

[Latin capitātus, having a head, from caput, capit-, head; see kaput- in Indo-European roots.]

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capitate

(ˈkæpɪˌteɪt)

adj

1. (Botany) botany shaped like a head, as certain flowers or inflorescences

2. (Zoology) zoology having an enlarged headlike end: a capitate bone.

[C17: from Latin capitātus having a (large) head, from caput head]

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cap•i•tate

(ˈkæp ɪˌteɪt)

adj.

1. globose, as certain leaf or flower clusters.

2. enlarged or knob-shaped at the end, as a bone.

[1655–65; < Latin capitātus having a head =capit-, s. of caput head + -ātus -ate¹]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	1.	capitate - the wrist bone with a rounded head shape that articulates with the 3rd metacarpus capitate bone, os capitatum carpal, carpal bone, wrist bone - any of the eight small bones of the wrist of primates
Adj.	1.	capitate - being abruptly enlarged and globose at the tip biological science, biology - the science that studies living organisms circular, round - having a circular shape

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