racemiferous

racemiferous
bearing clusters or bunches

Phrontistery dictionary. 2013.

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  • Racemiferous — Rac e*mif er*ous (r[a^]s [ e]*m[i^]f [ e]r*[u^]s), a. [L. racemifer bearing clusters; racemus cluster + ferre to bear: cf. F. rac[ e]mif[ e]re.] (Bot.) Bearing racemes, as the currant. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • racemiferous — rac·e·mif·er·ous …   English syllables

  • racemiferous — |rasə|mif(ə)rəs adjective Etymology: Latin racemifer bearing clusters, from racemus + fer ferous : bearing racemes …   Useful english dictionary

  • Bearing and Carrying — The following table is a relatively complete listing of words relating to the bearing, exuding, carrying, emitting, or containing of things by other things. Note that almost all of them end in ferous or gerous (from the Latin ferre and gerere,… …   Phrontistery dictionary

  • raceme — /rəˈsim / (say ruh seem), /ˈreɪsim / (say rayseem) noun 1. a simple indeterminate inflorescence in which the flowers are borne on short pedicels lying along a common axis, as in the lily of the valley. 2. a compound inflorescence in which the… …  

  • raceme —   n. kind of inflorescence with flowers borne on footstalks up a central stem, as in lily of valley.    ♦ racemiferous, a. bearing racemes.    ♦ racemiform, a. like raceme.    ♦ racemose,    ♦ racemous, a …   Dictionary of difficult words

  • rac|e|mif|er|ous — «RAS uh MIHF uhr uhs», adjective. bearing racemes: »The vine its racemiferous branches spread (Hans Busk) …   Useful english dictionary

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