'Capitate' definitions:

Definition of 'capitate'

From: WordNet
adjective
Being abruptly enlarged and globose at the tip
noun
The wrist bone with a rounded head shape that articulates with the 3rd metacarpus [syn: capitate, capitate bone, os capitatum]

Definition of 'Capitate'

From: GCIDE
  • Capitate \Cap"i*tate\ (k[a^]p"[i^]*t[asl]t), a. [L. capitatus fr. caput head.]
  • 1. Headlike in form; also, having the distal end enlarged and rounded, as the stigmas of certain flowers. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Bot.) Having the flowers gathered into a head. [1913 Webster]

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