raceme
(noun) usually elongate cluster of flowers along the main stem in which the flowers at the base open first
Source: WordNet® 3.1
raceme (plural racemes)
(botany) An indeterminate inflorescence in which the flowers are arranged along a single central axis.
• panicle
• catkin
• spike
• 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
23 November 2024
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”
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