\Pan"i*cle\, 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.