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raceme definition

ra·ceme (rā sēm, rə-)

noun

an unbranched flower cluster, consisting of a single central stem or rachis, along which individual flowers grow on small stalks at intervals, blooming from the base toward the apex, as in the lily of the valley

Etymology: L racemus, cluster of grapes

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