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Definition of Akene
1. n. Same as Achene.
Definition of Akene
1. Noun. (alternative spelling of achene) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Akene
1. achene [n -S] - See also: achene
Medical Definition of Akene
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Akene
| akdalaite akdalaites ake akeake akebia aked akedah akedahs akee akee tree | akees akela akelas akembe aken akene (current term) akenes akeni akenned akenness | akenning akens akepiro akepiros aker akermanite akes akether aketon |
Literary usage of Akene
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Botany by Geological Survey of California, William Henry Brewer, Sereno Watson, Asa Gray (1880)
"akene orbicular- 2. Rumex. Semis 6, the outer spreading, the inner enlarging and
... akene mostly 3-angled. Annuals or perennials. lobes. ..."
2. The Elements of Botany for Beginners and for Schools by Asa Gray (1887)
"The fruit of Composite (though not of a single carpel) is also an akene. ...
A Utricle is the same as an akene, but with a thin and ..."
3. Synoptical Flora of North America: The Gamopetalae, Being a Second Edition by Asa Gray (1888)
"... at length deciduous with the enclosed akene, or opening ven- trally so that
this is shed. Uppermost leaves involúcrate around the sessile head. - Nutt. ..."
4. Lessons with Plants: Suggestions for Seeing and Interpreting Some of the by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1907)
"THE akene 289. We know that the office of the flower is to produce seeds with
which to perpetuate the plant. The seeds are borne in various numbers and ..."
5. Manual of the Botany (Phænogamia and Pteridophyta) of the Rocky Mountain by John Merle Coulter (1885)
"... little exceeding the breadth of the akene. — Proc. Am. Acad. xix. 42. .Plains of
Colorado to W. Texas. 0. ..."
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