Racimose
/ˈræsɪˌmoʊs/noun
Arranged in clusters like a bunch of grapes, especially in botany.
Did you know?Racimose comes from the same Latin root as raceme, the flower-cluster term, ultimately tied to the image of a grape bunch—one of the oldest ways humans described natural abundance.
Etymological Timeline
Latin
Latin
racemus
“A bunch of grapes or a grape cluster”
Late Latin
Latin
racemosus
“Full of grape clusters; clustered like grapes”
16th Century
French
racémeux / racémose
“Botanical term describing grape-like clusters”
17th Century
English
racemose
“Having flowers or fruits arranged in a raceme”
Modern English
English
racimose
“Arranged in clusters like a bunch of grapes”