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racemose

[ ras-uh-mohs ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

Botany.
1. having the form of a raceme.
2. arranged in racemes.
Anatomy. (of a gland) resembling a bunch of grapes; having branching ducts that end in acini.

racemose

/ ˈræsɪˌməʊs; -ˌməʊz /

First recorded in 1690–1700, racemose is from the Latin word racēmōsus full of clusters, clustering. See raceme, -ose ¹

C17: from Latin racēmōsus clustering

Flowers axillary, racemose, with a scale at the base of the peduncle, some hermaphrodite and others lacking pistils.

Flowers yellowish-white, terminal in racemose panicles with opposite peduncles.

Flowers monœcious; staminate white and racemose; pistillate solitary, growing at the base of the staminate racemes.

Flowers axillary, in racemose panicles of a few flowers each.

Flowers in racemose or panicled clusters, the fertile above, the staminate below.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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