paniculate
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Variant of panicle
panicle
definition
pani·cle (pan′i kəl)
noun
a loose, irregularly branched, indeterminate flower cluster; compound raceme
Etymology: L panicula, tuft on plants, panicle, dim. of panus, a swelling, ear of millet: see panic
Related Forms:
- panicled pan′i·cled adjective or paniculate pa·nic′u·late (pa nik′yo̵̅o̅ lit, -lāt′) or paniculated pa·nic′u·lat′ed
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