Thesaurus: achene

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1. n. Alt. of Achenium
2. n. small dry indehiscent fruit with the seed distinct from the fruit wall
3. A small, dry, indehiscent fruit, containing a single seed, as in the buttercup; -- called a naked seed by the earlier botanists. [Written also akene and achænium.]
4. n. small dry indehiscent fruit with the seed distinct from the fruit wall