Definitions for racemoseˈræs əˌmoʊs
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
rac•e•moseˈræs əˌmoʊs(adj.)
Bot. bearing or arranged in the form of a raceme.
Category: Biology
Anat. resembling a bunch of grapes.
Category: Botany
Origin of racemose:
1690–1700; < L racēmōsus full of clusters, clustering. See raceme , -ose1
Princeton's WordNet
racemose(adj)
having stalked flowers along an elongated stem that continue to open in succession from below as the stem continues to grow
"lilies of the valley are racemose"
Wiktionary
racemose(Adjective)
Having flowers arranged along a single central axis, as in a raceme, spike, or catkin.
Origin: From racemosus, from racemus.
Webster Dictionary
Racemose(adj)
resembling a raceme; growing in the form of a raceme; as, (Bot.) racemose berries or flowers; (Anat.) the racemose glands, in which the ducts are branched and clustered like a raceme
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