cap·i·tate
ˈka-pə-ˌtāt
1
: forming a rounded head
a capitate flower cluster
2
: having an enlarged rounded end or protuberance
The larvae usually have capitate dorsal hairs.—Jan Havelka and Petr Starý
Capitate and peltate glandular trichomes were found on the surface of leaves and flower petals.—Aziemah Abdul Manan et al.
plural capitates
: the largest bone of the wrist that is situated between the hamate and the trapezoid and that articulates with the base of the third metacarpal
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