RACEMATION

Etymology

Noun

racemation (usually uncountable, plural racemations)

A cluster or bunch, as of grapes.

The cultivation or gathering of clusters of grapes.

Anagrams

• aeromantic, cameration, maceration

Source: Wiktionary


Rac`e*ma"tion, n. Etym: [L. racematio a gleaning, fr. racemari to glean, racemus a cluster of grapes. See Raceme.]

1. A cluster or bunch, as of grapes. Sir T. Browne.

2. Cultivation or gathering of clusters of grapes. [R.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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