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racco, āre, v. n., to utter the natural cry of the tiger, Auct. Carm. Philom. 49 (al. rancant).

răcēmārĭus, a, um, adj. [racemus], of or belonging to grape-stalks, stalky: pampini, that bear nothing but stalks, unfruitful, Col. 3, 18, 4.

* răcēmātĭo, ōnis, f [id.], the gleaning of a vineyard, a grape-gleaning (cf. spicilegium), Tert. Apol. 35.

* răcēmātus, a, um, adj. [racemus], having clusters or berries, Plin. 18, 7, 10, § 54.

răcēmĭfer, fĕra, fĕrum, adj. [racemusfero], cluster-bearing, clustering; a poet. epithet: uvae, Ov M. 3, 666; and in a broader sense: racemifer Bacchus, crowned with clusters, id. ib. 15, 413; cf.: capilli (Bacchi), id. F. 6, 483.

* răcēmor, āri, v. dep. a. [racemus], to glean; trop., to treat of in a supplementary manner, Varr. R. R. 3, 9, 1.

răcēmōsus, a, um, adj. [racemusfero], full of clusters, clustering (Plin.): pomum, Plin. 13, 4, 7, § 30: flos, id. 13, 6, 12, § 54.
Sup.: uvae, Plin. 14, 3, 4, § 40.

răcēmus, i, m. [ῤάξ, ῤαγός].

  1. I. Lit., the stalk of a cluster of grapes and similar plants: alia (poma) racemis dependent, ut uvae, palmae, Plin. 15, 28, 34, § 115; cf. id. 16, 26, 48, § 112; 14, 3, 4, § 43: sunt et mora cruenta, et lentis uva racemis, Verg. Copa, 21.
  2. II. Transf.
    1. A. A bunch of berries, cluster of grapes: fert uva racemos, Verg. G. 2, 60; Ov. M. 3, 484; id. Tr. 4, 6, 9; Prop. 4 (5), 2, 13; Hor. C. 2, 5, 11 al.: lecti de vite racemi, Ov. A. A. 3, 703; Verg. G. 2, 102; Sil. 7, 208 al.
    2. B. Wine (poet.): donec eras mixtus nullis, Acheloë, racemis, Ov. F. 5, 343.

Racilius, i, m.; Racilia, ae, f., the name of a Roman gens; e. g. L. Racilius, a tribune of the people, Cic. Q. Fr. 2, 6, 5; id. Verr. 2, 2, 12, § 31; id. Fam. 1, 7, 2.

    1. 2. Racilia, wife of Cincinnatus, Liv. 3, 26, 9.