panicle

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin pānicula, diminutive of pānus (“ear of millet, literally 'thread wound on a bobbin'”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek πῆνος (pênos, “web”), πηνίον (pēníon, “bobbin”).

Noun

panicle (plural panicles)

1. (botany) A compound raceme.

Hyponyms

• tassel

Translations

a compound raceme

• German: Rispe (de) f
• Portuguese: panícula f
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See also

• corymb
• thyrse

Anagrams

• capelin, in place, pelican, pinacle