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Achene

Achene Meaning & Definition
Achene Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Achene?

[n] small dry indehiscent fruit with the seed distinct from the fruit wall

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See Also | fruit | key fruit | samara

Achene In Webster's Dictionary

\A*chene"\, Achenium \A*che"ni*um\n. [Gr. 'a priv. + ? to gape.] (Bot.) A small, dry, indehiscent fruit, containing a single seed, as in the buttercup; -- called a naked seed by the earlier botanists. [Written also {akene} and {ach[ae]nium}.]

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