Capitate

/ˈkæp.ɪ.teɪt/ adjective

Having a head or head-like structure; in botany and zoology, shaped like or bearing a head.

From Latin capitatus (having a head), from caput (head) + -atus (adjective suffix). Used in scientific terminology to describe anatomical and botanical shapes.

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