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| achene [ ə kn ] (plural achenes) or akene [ ə kn ] (plural akenes) |
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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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