[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

panicle \pan"icle\, n. l. panicula a tuft on plants, dim. of
   panus the thread wound upon the bobbin in a shuttle; cf. gr.
   ?, ?; prob. akin to e. pane: cf. f. panicule. see 2d pane.
   bot.
   a pyramidal form of inflorescence, in which the cluster is
   loosely branched below and gradually simpler toward the end.
   1913 webster
see also:
pane 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

panicle
     n : compound raceme or branched cluster of flowers

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