panicle
(noun) compound raceme or branched cluster of flowers
Source: WordNet® 3.1
panicle (plural panicles)
(botany) A compound raceme.
• tassel
• Calpine, capelin, capline, in place, pelican, pinacle
Source: Wiktionary
Pan"i*cle, n. Etym: [L. panicula a tuft on plants, dim. of panus the thread wound upon the bobbin in a shuttle; cf. Gr. pane: cf. F. panicule. See 2d Pane.] (Bot.)
Definition: A pyramidal form of inflorescence, in which the cluster is loosely branched below and gradually simpler toward the end.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
8 May 2025
(noun) the act of protecting something by surrounding it with material that reduces or prevents the transmission of sound or heat or electricity
Coffee is a brewed drink prepared from roasted coffee beans, the seeds of berries from certain Coffea species. When coffee berries turn from green to bright red – indicating ripeness – they are picked, processed, and dried. Dried coffee seeds are roasted to varying degrees, depending on the desired flavor.
