capitate (syn. capitiform, alt. capitose)
1. Shaped like a head; collected into a head or dense cluster. 2. Terminated by a bulbous, swollen area.
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Capitate Headlike, in a dense rounded cluster.
Capsule A dry fruit holding many seeds and coming from two or more carpels; a dry fruit derived from a compound pistil.
Cardinalis/cardinale Bright glowing red.
capitate search for term- a. (L. caput, head) enlarged or swollen at tip, gathered into a mass at apex, as compound stigma; a knoblike stigma terminating a style.capitulum search for term- n.
They even have been known to decapitate flowers such as tulips -- seemingly just for fun. Chipmunks are particularly good at unearthing bulbs, eating freshly planted seeds, and munching on maturing root crops.
 See also: Plant, Gardening, Variety, Dense, Cluster
  
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