panicle

• Sustantivo que designa una inflorescencia compuesta o racimo ramificado, típica de las gramíneas y de algunas otras plantas.

A noun referring to a compound raceme or branched cluster of flowers, typically found in grasses and some other plants.

1. Botanical termC1formal

   A loose, branching cluster of flowers, such as in oats, rice, or lilacs.

   Panícula (tipo de inflorescencia)

   • The lilac tree produced a beautiful panicle of purple flowers.
   • Oats grow in a distinctive panicle at the top of the stem.
   • The botanist identified the plant by its characteristic panicle.