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panicle
CIDE DICTIONARY
panicle, 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.].
A pyramidal form of inflorescence, in which the cluster is loosely branched below and gradually simpler toward the end. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
panicle, n. Bot. a loose branching cluster of flowers, as in oats.
Derivative
panicled adj.
Etymology
L paniculum dimin. of panus thread
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