racemose
Botany.
having the form of a raceme.
arranged in racemes.
Anatomy. (of a gland) resembling a bunch of grapes; having branching ducts that end in acini.
Origin of racemose
1Other words from racemose
- rac·e·mose·ly, adverb
Words Nearby racemose
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How to use racemose in a sentence
Flowers axillary, racemose, with a scale at the base of the peduncle, some hermaphrodite and others lacking pistils.
The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines | T. H. Pardo de TaveraFlowers yellowish-white, terminal in racemose panicles with opposite peduncles.
The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines | T. H. Pardo de TaveraFlowers monœcious; staminate white and racemose; pistillate solitary, growing at the base of the staminate racemes.
The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines | T. H. Pardo de TaveraFlowers axillary, in racemose panicles of a few flowers each.
The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines | T. H. Pardo de TaveraFlowers in racemose or panicled clusters, the fertile above, the staminate below.
British Dictionary definitions for racemose
racemous
/ (ˈræsɪˌməʊs, -ˌməʊz) /
being or resembling a raceme
Origin of racemose
1Derived forms of racemose
- racemosely or racemously, adverb
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