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raceme

UK/ˈɹæsiːm//ˈɹæsim/

raceme noun: an indeterminate inflorescence in which the flowers are arranged along a single central axis.

raceme: an indeterminate inflorescence in which the flowers are arranged along a single central axis
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Noun

raceme (plural racemes)

  1. An indeterminate inflorescence in which the flowers are arranged along a single central axis.

raceme meaning in Tamil and Urdu

raceme in Tamil

நுனிவளர் பூந்துணர்

raceme in Urdu

گلدستہ, خوشہ

Forms of raceme

pluralracemes

Origin of raceme

Borrowed from Latin racēmus (“cluster, bunch”). Doublet of raisin.

Words formed from raceme

Questions about raceme

What does raceme mean?
Raceme means an indeterminate inflorescence in which the flowers are arranged along a single central axis.
What is raceme in Tamil?
Raceme in Tamil is நுனிவளர் பூந்துணர். See Raceme meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is raceme?
Raceme is a noun.
How do you pronounce raceme?
Raceme is pronounced /ˈɹæsiːm/ (UK).
What is the plural of raceme?
The plural of raceme is racemes.

Words near raceme in the dictionary

  1. racemations
  2. racemaxx
  3. racemaxxed
  4. racemaxxes
  5. racemaxxing
  6. raceme
  7. racemed
  8. racemelike
  9. racementhol
  10. racemes
  11. racemethorphan

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Adapted from Wiktionary: raceme (page history and authors); raceme (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); raceme (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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