racemose

1. 1.

   having stalked flowers along an elongated stem that continue to open in succession from below as the stem continues to grow

   “lilies of the valley are racemose”

   Similarindeterminate

   botany

Questions about racemose

What does racemose mean?

racemose means "having stalked flowers along an elongated stem that continue to open in succession from below as the stem continues to grow".

How many syllables are in racemose?

racemose has 3 syllables: ra-ce-mose. The stress falls on "ra".

Is racemose a common word?

racemose is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.