Glossary: panicle

Definition:

  1. a compound raceme or cyme, the primary branches being themselves branched;
  2. (in the Cyperaceae) an inflorescence in which the culm has leaves spread along it and flowering branches arise from the axils of upper leaves or bracts.

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Bingham, M.G., Willemen, A., Wightman, N., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. and Hyde, M.A. (2025). Flora of Zambia: Glossary details: panicle.
https://www.zambiaflora.com/speciesdata/glossary-display.php?glossary_id=499, retrieved 5 December 2025

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