Raceme
[rey-seem, ruh-] /reɪˈsim, rə-/
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.
2.
a compound inflorescence in which the short pedicels with single flowers of the simple raceme are replaced by racemes.
/rəˈsiːm/
noun
1.
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 See panicle
n.
type of flower cluster, 1785, from Latin racemus “a cluster of grapes” (see raisin). Related: Racemic; racemism.
raceme ra·ceme (rā-sēm’, rə-)
n.
An optically inactive chemical compound.
raceme
(rə-sēm’)
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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