pan·i·cle 
(pănĭ-kəl)
(pănĭ-kəl)n.
A loosely branched inflorescence, especially a branching raceme.
[Latin pānicula, feminine diminutive of pānus, a swelling, main stalk of a panicle.]
pani·cled, pa·nicu·late′ (pə-nĭkyə-lĭt, -lāt′) adj.
panicle