paniculate

[puh-nik-yuh-leyt, -lit]

adjective Botany.

arranged in panicles.

Sometimes pa·nic·u·lat·ed [puh-nik-yuh-ley-tid] /pəˈnɪk yəˌleɪ tɪd/.

Origin of paniculate

First recorded in 1720–30, paniculate is from the New Latin word pāniculātus panicled. See panicle, -ate¹

Related formspa·nic·u·late·ly, adverb

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Examples from the Web for paniculate

Historical Examples of paniculate

Panicled, Paniculate, arranged in panicles, or like a panicle.
The Elements of Botany
Asa Gray
The flowers are of no great account, being rather inconspicuous and paniculate.
Hardy Ornamental Flowering Trees and Shrubs
A. D. Webster

British Dictionary definitions for paniculate

paniculate

paniculated

adjective

botany growing or arranged in paniclesa paniculate inflorescence

Derived Formspaniculately, adverb

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