- being or resembling a raceme
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rac•e•mous
(ras′ə məs),USA pronunciation adj.
rac′e•mous•ly, adv.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- Anatomy, Botanyracemose.
- 1650–60
rac•e•mose
(ras′ə mōs′),USA pronunciation adj.
rac′e•mose′ly, adv.
- [Bot.]
- Botanyhaving the form of a raceme.
- Botanyarranged in racemes.
- Anatomy, Botany(of a gland) resembling a bunch of grapes;
having branching ducts that end in acini.
- Latin racēmōsus full of clusters, clustering. See raceme, -ose1
- 1690–1700
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racemose /ˈræsɪˌməʊs; -ˌməʊz/, racemous adj
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