raceme

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raceme

/ˈɹæsiːm/ UK
/ˈɹæsim/ US
/ɹəˈsim/ US
/ɹeɪˈsim/ US

Rhymes with (General American) -iːm

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

noun racemes

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

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noun type of inflorescence

Español	racimo
日本語	総状花序 sōjō-kajo, 花穂 kasui
Português	cacho
Français	racème, grappe
Deutsch	Blütentraube, Traube
Italiano	racemo, grappolo, raspo, racimolo
Română	racem
Русский	кисть kistʹ

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@misc{raceme_2026,
  title = {raceme},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/raceme},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}