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headlike — head·like … English syllables
headlike — adjective having a protuberance that resembles a head • Similar to: ↑headed * * * adjective : resembling or suggesting a head in shape or function … Useful english dictionary
head — headlike, adj. /hed/, n. 1. the upper part of the body in humans, joined to the trunk by the neck, containing the brain, eyes, ears, nose, and mouth. 2. the corresponding part of the body in other animals. 3. the head considered as the center of… … Universalium
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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Caput — The Latin root caput , for head or top , has been borrowed in a variety of English words, including capital , captain , and decapitate . The name Caputo , common in the Campania region of Italy, comes from the title used by some Roman military… … Wikipedia
Dicranolasmatidae — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Arachnida … Wikipedia
calotte — n. [F. calotte, skull cap] 1. (MESOZOA: Rhombozoa) The headlike region of dicyemids. 2. (NEMATODAOM) Anterior extremity of a nematomorph, often marked by a white area followed by a darkened band … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
capitate — adj. [L. caput, head] An apical knoblike enlargement or a headlike structure; capitate antenna or hairs … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
blue dicks — /diks/ a plant, Dichelostemma pulchellum, of the amaryllis family, common on the western coast of the U.S., having headlike clusters of blue flowers. * * * … Universalium
capitate — /kap i tayt /, adj. 1. Bot. forming or shaped like a head or dense cluster. 2. Biol. having an enlarged or swollen, headlike termination. [1655 65; < L capitatus headed, equiv. to capit (s. of caput) head + atus ATE1] * * * … Universalium
