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pan·i·cle

 (păn′ĭ-kəl)
n.
A loosely branched inflorescence, especially a branching raceme.

[Latin pānicula, feminine diminutive of pānus, a swelling, main stalk of a panicle.]

pan′i·cled, pa·nic′u·late′ (pə-nĭk′yə-lĭt, -lāt′) adj.
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panicle

(ˈpænɪkəl)
n
1. (Botany) a compound raceme, occurring esp in grasses
2. (Botany) any branched inflorescence
[C16: from Latin pānicula tuft, diminutive of panus thread, ultimately from Greek penos web; related to penion bobbin]
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pan•i•cle

(ˈpæn ɪ kəl)

n.
1. a compound raceme.
2. any loose, diversely branching flower cluster.
[1590–1600; < Latin pānicula, diminutive of pānus spool, stalk holding a panicle < Doric Greek pânos (Attic pênos) web; see -i-, -cle1]
pan′i•cled, adj.
pa•nic•u•late (pəˈnɪk yəˌleɪt, -lɪt) adj.
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pan·i·cle

(păn′ĭ-kəl)
A branched cluster of flowers in which the branches are racemes. Oats have panicles.
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Noun1.panicle - compound raceme or branched cluster of flowerspanicle - compound raceme or branched cluster of flowers
raceme - usually elongate cluster of flowers along the main stem in which the flowers at the base open first
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Panicle hydrangeas can be found on campus in front of Faner Hall and around town thanks to gardeners who have caught on to their hardiness to winter and urban conditions, as well as their low maintenance.
For the analysis of morphological characteristics: PH - plant height, MS - mass of the stem, NL - number of leaves on the stem and the PL - panicle lenght, samples were collected from crude biomass.
The plants of the evaluation area of the plots were cut at a height of 10 cm from the ground, separated into panicle, leaves, and stem, and weighed separately.
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The mango tree has inflorescences of panicle type, which develop under the climatic conditions of the Zona da Mata Mineira from terminal buds of mature branches with three to nine months of age, having hermaphrodite and male flowers.
Sorghum midge is a panicle insect found in most of the sorghum growing environments in Niger, where it causes high grain yield reduction on sorghum crop.
First instar nymphs remained motionless close to the eggshells until they molted to 2nd instar when they started to feed and disperse, remaining distributed throughout the rice panicle during their lives.
Across all five genotypes, there was a quadratic decrease in the percentage of tagged panicle spikelet sterility when temperatures increased from 9 to 20[degrees]C, demonstrating that the smallest sterility percentages were obtained at the higher temperatures assessed in the experiment (Figure 2).
The number of flowers counted on each panicle and their means were calculated.
The sections cover root and stem feeders, stem borers, rice gall midges, leafhoppers and planthoppers, foliage feeders, panicle feeders, and integrated pest management for rice.
Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute (DOE JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility, conducted genetic screens to identify genes that may play a role in flower development on the panicle of green foxtail.
Total grain yield of rice can be calculated as grain number x average grain weight, where grain number is the total number of grains per panicle. Although the low ability of smosl to produce tillers was not fully reversed in LRC1, this was however compensated by an increased grain weight per panicle, thereby achieving high grain yield per plant in the latter (Fig.