achene

a·chene

also a·kene  (ā-kēn′)

n.

A small, dry, indehiscent one-seeded fruit with a thin wall, as in a sunflower.

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[New Latin achēnium : Greek a-, without; see a-¹ + Greek khainein, to yawn.]

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a·che′ni·al (-nē-əl) adj.

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achene

(əˈkiːn) or

akene

n

(Botany) a dry one-seeded indehiscent fruit with the seed distinct from the fruit wall. It may be smooth, as in the buttercup, or feathery, as in clematis. Also called: achenium

[C19: from New Latin achaenium that which does not yawn or open, from a-¹ + Greek khainein to yawn]

aˈchenial, aˈkenial adj

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a•chene

(eɪˈkin, əˈkin)

n.

any small, dry, hard, one-seeded, indehiscent fruit.

[1835–45; < New Latin achaenium=a- a-⁶ + Greek chaín(ein) to gape + New Latin -ium -ium²]

a•che′ni•al, adj.

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

achene - small dry indehiscent fruit with the seed distinct from the fruit wall key fruit, samara, key - a winged often one-seed indehiscent fruit as of the ash or elm or maple fruit - the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant

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Translations

aquenio

akène

aquénioaquênio