About The Word Panicle
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Panicle
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What's The Definition Of Panicle?
[n] compound raceme or branched cluster of flowers
Synonyms | Synonyms for Panicle: Related Terms | Find terms related to Panicle: See Also | raceme Panicle In Webster's Dictionary \Pan"i*cle\, n. [L. panicula a tuft on plants, dim. of
panus the thread wound upon the bobbin in a shuttle; cf. Gr.
?, ?; prob. akin to E. pane: cf. F. panicule. See 2d {Pane}.]
(Bot.)
A pyramidal form of inflorescence, in which the cluster is
loosely branched below and gradually simpler toward the end.
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