achene

Meaning

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

Synonyms

caryopsis

grain

akene

nutlet

achenium

achenocarp

Translations

akène

Achäne

achenio

aquenio

dopvrucht

aquênio

aquénio

aqueni

aken

Nüsschen

asquenio

acheno

achaine

akéne

Pronounced as (IPA)

/əˈkiːn/

Etymology

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