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raceme
[ rey-seem, ruh- ]
noun
- 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.
- a compound inflorescence in which the short pedicels with single flowers of the simple raceme are replaced by racemes.
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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- ra·cemed adjective
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Example Sentences
The flowers are very small, almost sessile, and arranged in a one-sided, curved raceme.
Its rather large crimson flowers are on very short stalks in the axils of the upper leaves, forming together a leafy raceme.
The flowering stems each bear a dense cluster of dull pink or purple heads, forming a raceme from four inches to a foot in height.
Its stem is erect, without runners; and the blue flowers form a one-sided raceme without bracts.
The flowers are perfect, reddish green, in distant whorls, forming a terminal raceme which is leafless above.
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