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achene


achene

noun \ə-ˈkēn\

Definition of ACHENE

: a small dry indehiscent one-seeded fruit (as of a sunflower) developing from a simple ovary and usually having a thin pericarp attached to the seed at only one point

Origin of ACHENE

New Latin achaenium, from a- + Greek chainein to gape, yawn — more at yawn
First Known Use: 1855

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