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paniculate

paniculate

9.9
Having flowers or fruits in a loose branched cluster
  • adjective
  • /ˈpænɪkjʊlɪt/
  • Specialized
translation icon : paniculado
  • Many grasses have paniculate flower clusters that help with wind pollination.

Examples

  • Some species in this family are characterized by their paniculate arrangement of fruits.

  • The paniculate inflorescence gives the plant a graceful appearance.

  • Look at that paniculate flower!

  • The paniculate flowers attract many bees.

  • Many grasses have paniculate flower clusters that help with wind pollination.

  • The paniculate inflorescence gives the plant a graceful appearance.

  • Some species in this family are characterized by their paniculate arrangement of flowers.

Synonyms

panicled
vspaniculate
  • Specialized
9.9

A plant with many flowers in small branched clusters

is the same in meaning but appears as a different adjective form

Surface Forms

paniculate positive

Morphology

paniculate = panicle (transparent) = panicle + ate

Formed by adding the adjectival suffix '-ate' to 'panicle', so the meaning 'having or arranged in panicles' is directly predictable from the base.

Etymology

The word paniculate comes from panicle, a name for a loose cluster of small flowers with many little branches, often seen in grasses. So, paniculate simply means 'having a panicle' or 'arranged in that kind of branched flower cluster'.