achaenocarp

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any dry indehiscent fruit.

Word forms

achaenocarp achaenocarps achenocarp

Etymology

From Latin achenium, from Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-, “not”) + χαίνω (khaínō, “to gape”), + Ancient Greek καρπός (karpós, “fruit”).

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