RACEME

raceme

(noun) usually elongate cluster of flowers along the main stem in which the flowers at the base open first

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

raceme (plural racemes)

(botany) An indeterminate inflorescence in which the flowers are arranged along a single central axis.

Hyponyms

• panicle

Coordinate terms

• catkin

• spike

Anagrams

• amerce

Source: Wiktionary


Ra*ceme", n. Etym: [L. racemus a bunch of berries, a cluster of grapes. See Raisin.] (Bot.)

Definition: A flower cluster with an elongated axis and many one-flowered lateral pedicels, as in the currant and chokecherry. Compound raceme, one having the lower pedicels developed into secondary racemes.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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