Panicle
Pronunciation : Pan"i*cle
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [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.)
Definition : Defn: A pyramidal form of inflorescence, in which the cluster is loosely branched below and gradually simpler toward the end.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913