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| a·chene [ ə kn ] (plural a·chenes) or a·kene [ ə kn ] (plural a·kenes) |
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fruit that does not open: a dry single-seeded fruit that does not open to release its seed. Dandelions and sunflowers have achenes.
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| [Mid-19th century. < modern Latin achaenium "not gaping" < Greek khainein "gape"] |
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