achene

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A small, dry, indehiscent fruit, containing a single seed, as in the buttercup.

Pronunciation

/əˈkiːn/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-achene.wav

Word forms

achene achenes achaenium achenium akene

Etymology

From French achène and its source, New Latin achena, from Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-, “a-”) + χαίνω (khaínō, “to gape”).

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