racemose
(adjective) having stalked flowers along an elongated stem that continue to open in succession from below as the stem continues to grow; ālilies of the valley are racemoseā
Source: WordNet® 3.1
racemose (not comparable)
(botany) Having flowers arranged along a single central axis, as in a raceme, spike, or catkin.
(pathology, of a disease) expressing such a pattern
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Source: Wiktionary
Rac"e*mose`, a. Etym: [L. racemosus full of clusters.]
Definition: Resembling a raceme; growing in the form of a raceme; as, (Bot.) racemose berries or flowers; (Anat.) the racemose glands, in which the ducts are branched and clustered like a raceme. Gray.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 November 2024
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; ātheoretical scienceā
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
