racemose

[ ras-uh-mohs ]

adjective

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

racemose

/ ˈræsɪˌməʊs; -ˌməʊz /

adjective

1. being or resembling a raceme

Derived Forms

• ˈraceˌmosely, adverb

Other Words From

• race·mosely adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of racemose¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of racemose¹

C17: from Latin racēmōsus clustering

Example Sentences

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

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

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

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

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

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