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raceme

ra·ceme

(rā-sēm′, rə-)

An inflorescence having stalked flowers arranged singly along an elongated unbranched axis, with the flowers at the bottom opening first.

[Latin racēmus, a bunch of grapes.]

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raceme

(rəˈsiːm)

(Botany) an inflorescence in which the flowers are borne along the main stem, with the oldest flowers at the base. It can be simple, as in the foxglove, or compound. See panicle

[C18: from Latin racēmus bunch of grapes]

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ra•ceme

(reɪˈsim, rə-)

n.

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.

[1775–85; < Latin racēmus cluster of grapes]

ra•cemed′, adj.

ra·ceme

(rā-sēm′)

A flower cluster in which each flower grows on its own stalk from a common stem. The lily of the valley and snapdragon have 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

panicle - compound raceme or branched cluster of flowers

Translations

βότρυς

grappe racème

総状花序

кисть

raceme

[ˈræsiːm] N → racimo m

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