raceme
noun[C]
biologyspecializeduk/ˈræs.iːm//ˈreɪ.siːm/us/reɪˈsiːm/agroupofflowerson aplantthat areattachedto acentralstembyshortstalks(=thinstems)ofequallength:
It is a low-growingplantwith racemes ofwhite, sweet-scentedflowers.
Thewisteriaisknownfor thebeautyofitsflowers, whichappearinlong,cascadingracemes.
- Thetreelupinis awoodyevergreenshrubwithcompoundpalmateleavesandshortracemes ofpaleyellow,delicatelyperfumedflowers.
- Its racemes oflavenderflowersare notunlikewisteriaintheiroveralleffect.
- The raceme, whichappearsabout the sixth to the tenthmonth, will take sixtydaysmore toripen.
Parts of plants
- bilobed
- blade
- bough
- bulb
- calyx
- caning
- cascara sagrada
- endodermis
- needle
- outgrowth
- plumule
- rhizome
- simple leaf
- spine
- trunk
- variegated
- variegation
- vascular
- veined
- vesicle