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views updated May 18 2018achene A dry indehiscent fruit formed from a single carpel and containing a single seed. An example is the feathery achene of clematis. Variants of the achene include the
caryopsis,
cypsela,
nut, and
samara. See also
etaerio.
A Dictionary of Biology
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views updated May 18 2018a·chene / āˈkēn/ •
n. Bot. a small, dry, one-seeded fruit that does not open to release the seed.
The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English
achene
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views updated May 11 2018achene A small, usually single-
seeded, dry,
indehiscent fruit.
A Dictionary of Plant Sciences MICHAEL ALLABY
achene
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views updated May 29 2018achene A small, usually single-seeded, dry,
indehiscentfruit.
A Dictionary of Ecology MICHAEL ALLABY
achene
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views updated May 29 2018achene Botanical term for small, dry, one‐seeded fruit which does not open to liberate the seed, e.g. a nut.
A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition DAVID A. BENDER