Meaning & use
panicle
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A loosely branched cluster of flowers, common in plants such as oats, grasses, and lilacs.
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The oat plant's seeds develop in a delicate, branching panicle.
Botanists identified the shrub by the shape of its flower panicle.
A note on using this word
A specific botanical term for a branched flower cluster, distinct from a simple spike or raceme.
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