racemose
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rac·e·mose
(răs′ə-mōs′)adj.
1. Botany Resembling or borne in a raceme.
2. Anatomy Having a structure of clustered parts. Used of glands.
rac′e·mose′ly adv.
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racemose
(ˈræsɪˌməʊs; -ˌməʊz) orracemous
adj
(Chemistry) being or resembling a raceme
[C17: from Latin racēmōsus clustering]
ˈraceˌmosely, ˈracemously adv
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rac•e•mose
(ˈræs əˌmoʊs)adj.
1. Bot. bearing or arranged in the form of a raceme.
2. Anat. resembling a bunch of grapes.
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Adj. | 1. | racemose - 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" indeterminate - having a capacity for continuing to grow at the apex; "an indeterminate stem" |
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rac·e·mose
a. racimoso-a, racimado-a, similar a un racimo de uvas.
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