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Webster 1913 Edition


Capitate

Cap′i-tate

(kăp′ĭ-tā̍t)
,
Adj.
[L.
capitatus
fr.
caput
head.]
1.
Headlike in form; also, having the distal end enlarged and rounded, as the stigmas of certain flowers.
2.
(Bot.)
Having the flowers gathered into a head.

Webster 1828 Edition


Capitate

CAPITATE

,
Adj.
In botany, growing in a head, applied to a flower, or stigma.