Definition of raceme Raceme
ra•ceme
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What does raceme mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: racemes |
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| raceme - usually elongate cluster of flowers along the main stem in which the flowers at the base open first | ||
| flower cluster an inflorescence consisting of a cluster of flowers | ||
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Wiktionary 
- raceme (Noun)
An indeterminate inflorescence in which the flowers are arranged along a single central axis.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- raceme (n.)
A flower cluster with an elongated axis and many one-flowered lateral pedicels, as in the currant and chokecherry.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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raceme
ra-sēm′, n. a cluster: a flower-cluster, as in the currant.—adjs. Racemed′, having racemes; Racem′ic, pertaining to, or obtained from, grapes: an acid obtained from a certain kind of grape; Racemif′erous, bearing racemes; Rac′emōse, Rac′emous, growing in, or resembling, a raceme.—n. Rac′emūle, a small raceme.—adj. Racem′ulōse, bearing small racemes. [Fr.,—L. racemus.]
Part of speech
🔤- raceme, noun, singular of racemes.
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