Definition of Racemose

1. Adjective. Having stalked flowers along an elongated stem that continue to open in succession from below as the stem continues to grow. "Lilies of the valley are racemose"

Category relationships: Botany, Phytology
Similar to: Indeterminate

Definition of Racemose

1. a. Resembling a raceme; growing in the form of a raceme; as, (Bot.) racemose berries or flowers; (Anat.) the racemose glands, in which the ducts are branched and clustered like a raceme.

Definition of Racemose

1. Adjective. (botany) Having flowers arranged along a single central axis, as in a raceme, spike, or catkin. ¹

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Definition of Racemose

1. having the form of a raceme [adj]

Medical Definition of Racemose

1. Resembling a raceme; growing in the form of a raceme; as, the racemose glands, in which the ducts are branched and clustered like a raceme. Origin: L. Racemosus full of clusters. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Racemose

racemiform
racemise
racemised
racemises
racemism
racemisms
racemization
racemizations
racemize
racemized
racemizes
racemizing
racemoid
racemoramide
racemorphanol
racemose (current term)
racemose gland
racemous
racemule
racemules
racemulose
racepath
racepaths
racephedrine
racephedrine hydrochloride
racephedrines
racer
racerlike

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