panicle
panicle — 名詞
1. a flower cluster whose main stem produces side branches that divide further, eac
圓錐花序
主莖不斷分枝，每枝末端各開一朵花的花序
a flower cluster whose main stem produces side branches that divide further, each fine tip bearing a single flower — common in crop plants such as oats and rice
Nikhil showed the class a rice panicle diagram, tracing each branching stem.
Nikhil 向全班展示了一張水稻圓錐花序的圖解，並描繪了各分枝的莖部。
The oat panicle bent low when the grain was ready for harvest.
燕麥的圓錐花序在穀粒飽滿時會向下彎垂。
panicle + crop plant (oat)
Devika drew a detailed lilac panicle diagram, tracing each branch for her botany report.
Devika 為了植物學報告畫了一張詳細的丁香圓錐花序圖，仔細描出每一條分枝。
A single panicle of rice can carry over one hundred separate grains.
一株水稻的圓錐花序可以結出一百多粒穀粒。
panicle of rice — grain count illustration
Hiroshi pointed to the oat heads and showed how each panicle splits into fine branches.
Hiroshi 指著燕麥穗，示範每個圓錐花序如何分裂成細小的分枝。
- loose panicle
- dense panicle
- branching panicle
- compound raceme
more technical synonym emphasising the racemose branching pattern
用法筆記
In botanical contexts, a panicle is distinguished from a simple raceme by having branched secondary stems rather than individual flowers attached directly to the main stalk.
常見錯誤
2. a loose, pyramid-shaped flower cluster with widely spreading branches — often us
圓錐花序
呈金字塔形、分枝疏鬆開展的花序
a loose, pyramid-shaped flower cluster with widely spreading branches — often used for the showy flower heads of ornamental grasses and garden shrubs
Tariro admired the feathery panicles swaying above the fountain grass bed.
Tariro 欣賞著噴泉草花圃上方搖曳的羽狀圓錐花序。
ornamental grass — fountain grass panicle
The astilbe panicles rose above the shaded bed as feathery pink plumes.
落新婦的圓錐花序像粉紅色的羽毛般，從陰涼的花壇中高高挺起。
Felix trimmed the dried, feathery panicles from the ornamental grass stems after the first frost.
Felix 在初霜過後，剪下了觀賞草上乾枯的羽狀圓錐花序。
Large purple panicles drooped from the buddleia branches near the fence, attracting passing butterflies.
籬笆旁的醉魚草枝條上垂掛著大型紫色圓錐花序，吸引了路過的蝴蝶。
panicle + buddleia shrub
Sari collected dried panicles from the meadow grasses for a winter flower display.
Sari 從草地上的禾本科植物收集了乾燥的圓錐花序，用來做冬季花藝展示。
- pyramidal panicle
- feathery panicle
- ornamental panicle
用法筆記
This sense emphasises the visual shape of the inflorescence rather than its internal branching structure. Often used in gardening and landscape descriptions.
同根字
- panicled形容詞C2
- paniculate形容詞C2