racemose
/ˈɹæsəməʊz/adjective
racemose is spelled R-A-C-E-M-O-S-E: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 32 million words in written English, the 173,967th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, racemose means “Having flowers arranged along a single central axis, as in a raceme, spike, or catkin” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in racemose?
| Letters | 8: R-A-C-E-M-O-S-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 32 million words; the 173,967th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is racemose?
Racemose appears about once in every 32 million words in written English, the 173,967th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce racemose?
- /ˈɹæsəməʊz/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does racemose mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Having flowers arranged along a single central axis, as in a raceme, spike, or catkin.
Coordinate term: cymose
- 2
expressing such a pattern
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Racemose in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense botany: having flowers arranged along a single central axis:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | racémose |
| German | traubig, razemös |
| Portuguese | racemoso |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does racemose come from?
From Latin racēmōsus (“full of clusters”), from racēmus (“cluster, bunch”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).