About The Word Raceme

Bay Area Crosswords

Learn about the word Raceme to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Raceme definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.

Raceme

Raceme Meaning & Definition
Raceme Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Raceme?

[n] usually elongate cluster of flowers along the main stem in which the flowers at the base open first

Synonyms | Synonyms for Raceme:

Related Terms | Find terms related to Raceme:

See Also | inflorescence | panicle

Raceme In Webster's Dictionary

\Ra*ceme"\, n. [L. racemus a bunch of berries, a cluster of grapes. See {Raisin}.] (Bot.) A flower cluster with an elongated axis and many one-flowered lateral pedicels, as in the currant and chokecherry. {Compound raceme}, one having the lower pedicels developed into secondary racemes.

More Crossword Puzzle Words

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Cross Word Of The Day

  • Roll over ‐ make a rolling motion or turn; "The dog…
  • Arbutus unedo ‐ small evergreen European shrubby tree bearing many-seeded scarlet…
  • Inflammatory bowel disease ‐ inflammation of…
  • Holmes ‐ a fictitious detective in stories by A. Conan Doyle [n] English…
  • Roister ‐ engage in boisterous, drunken merry-making; "They were out carousing…
  • Chicken broth ‐ a stock made…
  • Pseudocolus ‐ a genus of fungi belonging to the family…
  • Ulmus serotina ‐ autumn-flowering elm of southeastern…
  • Nugatory ‐ of no real value; "a…
  • Black cypress pine ‐ Australian tree with small flattened scales as leaves and numerous…