raceme
noun [ C ] biology specialized uk/ˈræs.iːm/ /ˈreɪ.siːm/ us/reɪˈsiːm/
总状花序
a group of flowers on a plant that are attached to a central stem by short stalks (= thin stems) of equal length
It is a low-growing plant with racemes of white, sweet-scented flowers. 它是一种低矮的植物，开着白色的总状花序，散发着甜美的香味。
The wisteria is known for the beauty of its flowers, which appear in long, cascading racemes.
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- The tree lupin is a woody evergreen shrub with compound palmate leaves and short racemes of pale yellow, delicately perfumed flowers.
- Its racemes of lavender flowers are not unlike wisteria in their overall effect.
- The raceme, which appears about the sixth to the tenth month, will take sixty days more to ripen.