Definitions
compound raceme or branched cluster of flowers
Word origin
Borrowed from Latin pānicula, diminutive of pānus (“ear of millet, literally 'thread wound on a bobbin'”), from Ancient Greek πῆνος (pênos, “web”), πηνίον (pēníon, “bobbin”). Doublet of panocha.
Used in a sentence
“Inflorescence a large terminal, leafy, cross-armed panicle, composed of small, 5-flowered, terminal umbellets.”
“The panicle of Puya raimondii (see LARGEST BLOOM, above) emerges after 80-150 years of the plant's life and then dies.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Branched bloom spray”7 letters
02“Branched flower cluster”7 letters
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