panicle
English
Etymology
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”).
Noun
panicle (plural panicles)
- (botany) A compound raceme.
Hyponyms
- tassel
Translations
a compound raceme
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See also
- corymb
- thyrse
Anagrams
- capelin, in place, pelican, pinacle