raceme
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ra·ceme
(rā-sēm'),An optically inactive chemical compound.
See also: racemic.
See also: racemic.
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raceme
(rā-sēm′, rə-)n.
An inflorescence having stalked flowers arranged singly along an elongated unbranched axis, with the flowers at the bottom opening first.
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ra·ceme
(rā-sēm')An optically inactive chemical compound.
See also: racemic
See also: racemic
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012
raceme
an inflorescence in which the main stalk bears the flowers on stalks (pedicels), producing a conical form. An example is the foxglove, in which there is usually no terminal flower.Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005