adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   Having flowers arranged along a single central axis, as in a raceme, spike, or catkin. not-comparable

   "Coordinate term: cymose"

2. 2
   expressing such a pattern not-comparable

Adjective

1. 1
   having stalked flowers along an elongated stem that continue to open in succession from below as the stem continues to grow wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

indeterminate

Etymology

From Latin racēmōsus (“full of clusters”), from racēmus (“cluster, bunch”).

Related phrases

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