🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

racimo

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ra-ci-mo

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Raceme/ˈreɪ.siːm/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #15000 frequency
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🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"El racimo de flores creció a lo largo del tallo central."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A botanical term referring to an inflorescence in which flowers are borne on short stalks along a central stem.

    "The raceme of the plant produced numerous small flowers that bloomed in succession."
  2. 2

    A cluster of flowers arranged along a single stem, with the lower flowers blooming first.

    "The raceme structure is common in many species of flowering plants."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'raceme' originates from the Latin word 'racemus', meaning 'a bunch of grapes'. It was adopted into English in the early 19th century, reflecting the botanical structure of flowers arranged on a central stem.

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