PANIC
Pan"ic, n. Etym: [Gr. panigue. See Panic, a.]
1. A sudden, overpowering fright; esp., a sudden and groundless fright; terror inspired by a trifling cause or a misapprehension of danger; as, the troops were seized with a panic; they fled in a panic.
2. By extension: A sudden widespread fright or apprehension concerning financial affairs.
PANICAL
Pan"ic*al, a.
Defn: See Panic, a. [Obs.] Camden.
PANICLE 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.)
Defn: A pyramidal form of inflorescence, in which the cluster is loosely branched below and gradually simpler toward the end.
PANICLED
Pan"i*cled, a. (Bot.)
Defn: Furnished with panicles; arranged in, or like, panicles; paniculate.
PANIC-STRICKEN; PANIC-STRUCK
Pan"ic-strick`en, Pan"ic-struck`, a.