raceme
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.
Origin of raceme
1Other words from raceme
- ra·cemed, adjective
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How to use raceme in a sentence
The flowers are very small, almost sessile, and arranged in a one-sided, curved raceme.
Field and Woodland Plants | William S. FurneauxIts rather large crimson flowers are on very short stalks in the axils of the upper leaves, forming together a leafy raceme.
Field and Woodland Plants | William S. FurneauxThe flowering stems each bear a dense cluster of dull pink or purple heads, forming a raceme from four inches to a foot in height.
Field and Woodland Plants | William S. FurneauxIts stem is erect, without runners; and the blue flowers form a one-sided raceme without bracts.
Field and Woodland Plants | William S. FurneauxThe flowers are perfect, reddish green, in distant whorls, forming a terminal raceme which is leafless above.
Field and Woodland Plants | William S. Furneaux
British Dictionary definitions for raceme
/ (rəˈsiːm) /
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
Origin of raceme
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Scientific definitions for 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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