ˈpanə̇kəl, -nēk- noun
( -s )
Etymology: Latin panicula tuft, swelling, diminutive of panus ear of millet, tuft, swelling
1. : a compound racemose inflorescence that is usually a raceme in which the secondary branches are themselves racemose (as the inflorescence of yuccas) but sometimes merges into the cymose type (as in the horse chestnut) — called also compound raceme ; see inflorescence illustration
2. : any pyramidal loosely branched flower cluster
• pan·i·cled -ld adjective