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capitate definition

capi·tate (kap′i tāt′)

adjective

  1. enlarged at the head or tip
  2. head-shaped, as some flowers

Etymology: L capitatus, having a head < caput, head

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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