Definitions for racemereɪˈsim, rə-

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

ra•cemereɪˈsim, rə-(n.)

  1. a simple indeterminate inflorescence in which the flowers are borne on short stalks lying along an elongated main stem, as in the lily of the valley.

    Category: Botany

Origin of raceme:

1775–85; < L racēmus cluster of grapes

ra•cemed′(adj.)

Princeton's WordNet

  1. raceme(noun)

    usually elongate cluster of flowers along the main stem in which the flowers at the base open first

Wiktionary

  1. raceme(Noun)

    An indeterminate inflorescence in which the flowers are arranged along a single central axis.

  2. Origin: From racemus.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Raceme(noun)

    a flower cluster with an elongated axis and many one-flowered lateral pedicels, as in the currant and chokecherry


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