panicle
/ˈpanɪk(ə)l
/noun Botany
A loose branching cluster of flowers, as in oats.It is a shrub or small tree with simple, alternate, unlobed leaves, panicles of white flowers in the spring, and bright blue drupes in the late summer and early fall....
- There are three general flower forms: small white flowers in panicles or loose and irregular spreading clusters; bell or urn-shaped flowers; and flat or open flowers.
- However, position of the flower within the panicle correlated with time of anthesis and gender.
Derivatives
panicled
- Panicled death-camas is a beautiful but deadly lily.
- Panicled Aster occurs in most counties of Illinois, and is fairly common.
Origin
Late 16th century: from Latin panicula, diminutive of panus 'ear of millet' (see panic2).