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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ra•ceme (rā sēm′, rə-),USA pronunciation n. [Bot.]- Botanya simple indeterminate inflorescence in which the flowers are borne on short pedicels lying along a common axis, as in the lily of the valley. See illus. under inflorescence.
- Botanya compound inflorescence in which the short pedicels with single flowers of the simple raceme are replaced by racemes.
- Latin racēmus cluster of grapes, bunch of berries
- 1775–85
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