Capitulum
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The term '''Capitulum''' can refer to several things:
*In [[botany]], a type of '''[[flower head]]''' where the [[bract]]s are located under the basis, such as a [[Daisy]]'s
*In [[anatomy]], the '''[[Capitulum of the humerus]]'''
*The [[Latin]] word for a '''[[Chapter (religion)|Chapter]]'''
*In [[entomology]], a structure similar to an [[elaiosome]] found on the eggs of some species of [[stick insect]]s, like the genus [[Bacteria (genus)|Bacteria]], which encourages [[ants]] to pick them up and carry them away. The ants bury the eggs, where they are less likely to be parasitized by [[wasp]]s
*A [[typography|typographic symbol]] which has now evolved into the '''[[pilcrow]]'''
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