Definition of Achene

1. Noun. Small dry indehiscent fruit with the seed distinct from the fruit wall.

Specialized synonyms: Key, Key Fruit, Samara
Generic synonyms: Fruit
Derivative terms: Achenial

Definition of Achene

1. n. A small, dry, indehiscent fruit, containing a single seed, as in the buttercup; -- called a naked seed by the earlier botanists.

Definition of Achene

1. Noun. (botany) A small, dry, indehiscent fruit, containing a single seed, as in the buttercup; -- called a ''naked seed'' by the earlier botanists ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Achene

1. a type of fruit [n -S] : ACHENIAL [adj]

Medical Definition of Achene

1. A dry, closed (indehiscent) fruit which contains a single seed. (06 May 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Achene

acheful
achefully
acheilous
acheiropoieta
acheiropoietic
acheiropoieton
acheirous
achelate
acheless
achelike
achelor
achelors
achene (current term)
achenes
achenia
achenial
achenium
acheniums
acher
acheron
acherontic
achers
aches
acheth
achiasmatic
achier
achiest

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