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Added 10 October 2026

racemose

/ˈɹæsəməʊz/ adjective

Latin root: racēmōsus Wiktionary

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Having flowers arranged along a single central axis, as in a raceme, spike, or catkin.
expressing such a pattern

Origin

From Latin racēmōsus (“full of clusters”), from racēmus (“cluster, bunch”).

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