paniculate

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

/ pəˈnɪk yəˌleɪt, -lɪt /

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adjective Botany.

arranged in panicles.

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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

OTHER WORDS FROM paniculate

pa·nic·u·late·ly, adverb

Words nearby paniculate

panicle, panicmonger, panic room, panic stations, panic-stricken, paniculate, panidiomorphic, panimmunity, pan-Indian dancing, panini, paniolo

How to use paniculate in a sentence

The flowers are of no great account, being rather inconspicuous and paniculate.
Hardy Ornamental Flowering Trees and Shrubs|A. D. Webster
Flowers loosely paniculate-corymbed, pale rose-color or white.
The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States|Asa Gray
Panicled, Paniculate, arranged in panicles, or like a panicle.
The Elements of Botany|Asa Gray

British Dictionary definitions for paniculate

paniculate

paniculated

/ (pəˈnɪkjʊˌleɪt, -lɪt) /

adjective

botany growing or arranged in paniclesa paniculate inflorescence

Derived forms of paniculate

paniculately, adverb

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