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raceme racemera·ceme R0004600 (rā-sēm′, rə-)n. 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.]raceme (rəˈsiːm) n (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]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.ThesaurusNoun | 1. | raceme - usually elongate cluster of flowers along the main stem in which the flowers at the base open firstflower cluster - an inflorescence consisting of a cluster of flowerspanicle - compound raceme or branched cluster of flowers | Translations
raceme
raceme 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) Raceme an inflorescence, with an elongated unbranched main axis and flowers that grow acropetally. The flowers are borne on stalks at the bases of which are enveloping bracts, which are sometimes not developed (for example, in the family Cruciferae). Racemes are characteristic of the European bird cherry, lily-of-the-the valley, peas, narrow-leaved lupine, turnip, radish, and other Cruciferae. raceme[rā′sēm] (botany) An inflorescence on which flowers are borne on stalks of equal length on an unbranched main stalk that continues to grow during flowering. raceme
ra·ceme (rā-sēm'), An optically inactive chemical compound. See also: racemic. raceme (rā-sēm′, rə-)n. An inflorescence having stalked flowers arranged singly along an elongated unbranched axis, with the flowers at the bottom opening first.ra·ceme (rā-sēm') An optically inactive chemical compound. See also: racemicraceme an inflorescence in which the main stalk bears the flowers on stalks (pedicels), producing a conical form. An example is the foxglove, in which there is usually no terminal flower.raceme
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