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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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Noun | 1. | panicle - 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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