raceme
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noun Botany.
1.
a simple indeterminate inflorescence in which the flowers are borne on short pedicels lying along a common axis, as in the lily of the valley. See illus. under inflorescence.
2.
a compound inflorescence in which the short pedicels with single flowers of the simple raceme are replaced by racemes.
Origin:
1775–85; < Latin racēmus cluster of grapes, bunch of berries
1775–85; < Latin racēmus cluster of grapes, bunch of berries
Related forms
ra·cemed, adjective
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raceme (rəˈsiːm) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| See panicle an inflorescence in which the flowers are borne along the main stem, with the oldest flowers at the base. It can be simple, as in the foxglove, or compound | |
| [C18: from Latin racēmus bunch of grapes] | |
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Raceme
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Medical Dictionary
raceme ra·ceme (rā-sēm', rə-)
n.
An optically inactive chemical compound.
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Science Dictionary
| raceme (rə-sēm') Pronunciation Key
An indeterminate inflorescence in which each flower grows on its own stalk from a common stem. The lily of the valley and snapdragon have racemes. See illustration at inflorescence. |
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Example sentences
The flowers are arranged in a terminal raceme or arise singly from the upper leaf axils.
They are sometimes close to an inch long, but usually a little less, and are borne in a long raceme that extends above the leaves.
The raceme appears from the stem between the leaves.
It branches at the top with the flowers in an erect short terminal raceme at the pinnacle.
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