1. having flowers arranged in a raceme; bearing flowers along a central stem with the oldest flowers at the bottom
Usage: botanical

Examples

• The racemose inflorescence of the foxglove displays flowers in a long, tapering cluster.
• Botanists identified the plant by its racemose flower arrangement.
• The racemose structure allows the lower flowers to bloom first.
• Many wildflowers exhibit racemose growth patterns.
• The racemose spike contained dozens of small white flowers.
• Students learned to distinguish racemose from other flower arrangements.