What is another word for paniculate?
Pronunciation: [panˈɪkjʊlˌe͡ɪt] (IPA) 
Paniculate is a term used to describe a plant or flower arrangement that has a branched inflorescence, or a cluster of smaller flowers that bloom off of a single stem. Some synonyms for paniculate include branched, cymose, racemose, and spicate. Each of these terms describes a similar branching pattern, with racemose indicating a cluster of flowers that bloom along a single stem, cymose describing a branching pattern where the main stem ends in a flower and smaller branches then grow off of it, and spicate indicating a spike-like formation of flowers that all bloom at the same time. All of these terms can be used to describe the unique branching patterns of different plant species.
