Borrowed fromLatinpānicula, diminutive ofpānus(“ear of millet, literally 'thread wound on a bobbin'”), fromAncient Greekπῆνος(pênos,“web”),πηνίον(pēníon,“bobbin”).Doublet ofpanocha.

panicle (pluralpanicles)

1. (botany) A compoundraceme.

• tassel

• corymb
• thyrse

• Calpine,capelin,capline,in place,pelican,pinacle