Category:Panicle

Pan"i*cle, n. Etym: [l. panicula a tuft on plants, dim. of panus the Thread wound upon the bobbin in a shuttle; cf. Gr. pane: cf. F. Panicule. See 2d pane.] (bot.)

Defn: a pyramidal form of inflorescence, in which the cluster is Loosely branched below and gradually simpler toward the end.