- capitate⇄adj. 1. (Botany.)
a. clustered into a head.
b. having a rounded head.
Ex. a capitate stigma.
2. (Anatomy.) having to do with or denoting a bone of the carpus or human wrist, in the center of the distal row of carpal bones. - capitate⇄capitate, adjective, noun.
- capitate⇄noun (Anatomy.) the capitate bone.