panicle
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ɪ noun Botany.
1.
a compound raceme. See illus. under inflorescence.
2.
any loose, diversely branching flower cluster.
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panicle (ˈpænɪkəl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a compound raceme, occurring esp in grasses |
| 2. | any branched inflorescence |
| [C16: from Latin pānicula tuft, diminutive of panus thread, ultimately from Greek penos web; related to penion bobbin] | |
| 'panicled | |
| —adj | |
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Panicle
is always a great word to know.
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| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
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Science Dictionary
| panicle (pān'ĭ-kəl) Pronunciation Key
A branched indeterminate inflorescence in which the branches are racemes, so that each flower has its own stalk (called a pedicel) attached to the branch. Oats and sorghum have panicles. See illustration at inflorescence. |
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Example sentences
The chasmogamous seed is produced in the exposed panicle and is sometimes referred to as terminal seed.
The spreading panicle bears many tiny reddish colored flowers.
The inflorescence is an elongate panicle with creamy white flowers.
Each tiller has a head, or panicle, that actually produces the grains of rice.
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