achene
(noun) small dry indehiscent fruit with the seed distinct from the fruit wall
Source: WordNet® 3.1
achene (plural achenes)
(botany) A small, dry, indehiscent fruit, containing a single seed, as in the buttercup.
Early botanists referred to achenes as naked seeds.
Source: Wiktionary
A*chene", A*che"ni*um n. Etym: [Gr. (Bot.)
Definition: 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.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
25 April 2024
(verb) embody the essential characteristics of or be a typical example of; “The fugue typifies Bach’s style of composition”
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