different between raceme vs alyssum

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin rac?mus (“cluster, bunch”). Doublet of raisin.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /??æsi?m/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /??æsim/, /???sim/, /?e??sim/

Noun

raceme (plural racemes)

1. (botany) An indeterminate inflorescence in which the flowers are arranged along a single central axis.

Hyponyms

• panicle

Coordinate terms

• catkin
• spike

Related terms

• racemoid
• racemose

Translations

References

Anagrams

• amerce

Latin

Noun

rac?me

1. vocative singular of rac?mus

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ??????? (álusson).

Noun

alyssum (plural alyssums)

1. Any of several plants, of the genus Alyssum, mostly of Eurasian origin, that have racemes of white or yellow flowers.

Synonyms

• (plant of genus Alyssum): madwort, alison

Derived terms

• sweet alyssum
• hoary alyssum

Translations

Further reading

• alyssum on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• alyssum on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• alyssum on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• alyssum at USDA Plants database

Anagrams

• asylums