compound raceme — noun : panicle * * * compound raceme, Botany. an indeterminate inflorescence occurring when a raceme becomes irregularly compound; panicle … Useful english dictionary
panicle — [pan′i kəl] n. [L panicula, tuft on plants, panicle, dim. of panus, a swelling, ear of millet: see PANIC1] a loose, irregularly branched, indeterminate flower cluster; compound raceme: see INFLORESCENCE panicled adj. paniculate [pa nik′yo͞o lit,… … English World dictionary
Panicle — Flowering lilac showing individual flowers forming the panicle … Wikipedia
panicle — pan•i•cle [[t]ˈpæn ɪ kəl[/t]] n. 1) bot a compound raceme 2) bot any loose, diversely branching flower cluster • Etymology: 1590–1600; < L pānicula, dim. of pānus spool, stalk holding a panicle < Doric Gk pânos (Attic pênos) web; see i ,… … From formal English to slang
panicle — noun Etymology: Latin panicula, diminutive of panus Date: 1597 1. a compound racemose inflorescence see inflorescence illustration 2. a pyramidal loosely branched flower cluster • panicled adjective • paniculate adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
panicle — panicled, adj. /pan i keuhl/, n. Bot. 1. a compound raceme. See illus. under inflorescence. 2. any loose, diversely branching flower cluster. [1590 1600; < L panicula tuft (on plants), dim. of panus thread wound on a bobbin, a swelling, ear of… … Universalium
panicle — noun A compound raceme … Wiktionary
panicle — n. Compound raceme … New dictionary of synonyms
panicle — /ˈpænɪkəl/ (say panikuhl) noun 1. a compound raceme. 2. any loose, diversely branching flower cluster. {Latin pānicula tuft on plants, diminutive of pānus swelling, ear of millet} –panicled, adjective …
panicle — n. loose much branched flower head, especially of grasses; compound raceme. ♦ paniculate a. having or arranged in panicles … Dictionary of difficult words