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nounusually elongate cluster of flowers along the main stem in which the flowers at the base open firsttype of:
Definition that contains raceme
- poke tall coarse perennial American herb having small white flowers followed by blackish-red berries on long drooping racemes; young fleshy stems are edible; berries and root are poisonous
- broom any of various shrubs of the genera Cytisus or Genista or Spartium having long slender branches and racemes of yellow flowers
- titi tree of low-lying coastal areas of southeastern United States having glossy leaves and racemes of fragrant white flowers
- flamboyant showy tropical tree or shrub native to Madagascar; widely planted in tropical regions for its immense racemes of scarlet and orange flowers; sometimes placed in genus Poinciana
- vanda any of numerous showy orchids of the genus Vanda having many large flowers in loose racemes
- logwood spiny shrub or small tree of Central America and West Indies having bipinnate leaves and racemes of small bright yellow flowers and yielding a hard brown or brownish-red heartwood used in preparing a black dye
- begonia any of numerous plants of the genus Begonia grown for their attractive glossy asymmetrical leaves and colorful flowers in usually terminal cymes or racemes
- kudzu fast-growing vine from eastern Asia having tuberous starchy roots and hairy trifoliate leaves and racemes of purple flowers followed by long hairy pods containing many seeds; grown for fodder and forage and root starch; widespread in the southern United States
- snakeroot any of various North American plants of the genus Liatris having racemes or panicles of small discoid flower heads
- asphodel any of various chiefly Mediterranean plants of the genera Asphodeline and Asphodelus having linear leaves and racemes of white or pink or yellow flowers