racemose

Definitions of racemose
  1. adjective
    having stalked flowers along an elongated stem that continue to open in succession from below as the stem continues to grow
    “lilies of the valley are racemose”
    synonyms:
    indeterminate
    having a capacity for continuing to grow at the apex
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