panicle

• Nom masculin désignant une inflorescence composée et ramifiée, en forme de grappe, caractéristique des graminées et de certaines autres plantes.

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.

   Panicule (terme botanique)

   • 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.