paniculate
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
- paniculately adverb
Etymology
Origin of paniculate
First recorded in 1720–30, paniculate is from the New Latin word pāniculātus panicled. See panicle, -ate 1
Example Sentences
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Style filiform, nearly persistent; stigma of 2 broad lamellæ.—Glaucous large-flowered annuals, with more or less clasping and connate leaves, and slender terminal and more or less paniculate 1-flowered peduncles.
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Lithospermum.—L. prostratum, 3 in., is a trailing evergreen herb, with narrow hairy leaves, and paniculate brilliant blue flowers in May and June.
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The male and female inflorescences have the form of simple or paniculate spikes.
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Every variety of racemose and paniculate inflorescence obtains, and the number of spikelets composing those of the large kinds is often immense.
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The inflorescence consists of spikes, or spiciform racemes, solitary or digitate, and in some it is paniculate.
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