achene
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noun
- A small, dry, indehiscent fruit, containing a single seed, as in the buttercup.
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Etymology
From French achène and its source, New Latin achena, from Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-, “a-”) + χαίνω (khaínō, “to gape”).
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