achene
/əˈkiːn/
achene noun: a small, dry, indehiscent fruit, containing a single seed, as in the buttercup.
Noun
achene (plural achenes)
- A small, dry, indehiscent fruit, containing a single seed, as in the buttercup.
- The mulberry puts forth its messy clusters of achenes.2018, Richard Powers, The Overstory, Vintage (2019), page 37
- Synonyms:
- achenium, spermidium, naked seed
achene meaning in Tamil, Tagalog and Persian
achene in Tamil
- அங்காவிலி, அங்காப்பிலி, வெடியா உலர்கனி
achene in Tagalog
- small dry fruit
- binhimbunga
achene in Persian
- small dry fruit
- فندقه fandoqe
Synonyms of achene
Forms of achene
| plural | achenes |
|---|---|
| alternative form | achaenium |
| alternative form | achenium |
| alternative form | akene |
Origin of achene
From French achène and its source, New Latin achena, from Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-, “a-”) + χαίνω (khaínō, “to gape”).
Words formed from achene
Words that rhyme with achene
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- glean
- between
- byzantine
- canteen
- greene
- preen
- Racine
- careen
- intervene
- lean
- wean
- Christine
- obscene
- routine
- skene
- spleen
- submarine
- cuisine
- gasoline
- irene
- red bean
- serene
- -ene
- baleen
- demean
- eleventeen
- fascine
- gombeen
- latrine
- pristine
- Qazvin
- sheen
- tangerine
- unclean
- unseen
- vaccine
- amine
- aquamarine
- Beane
- beseen
- bottine
- chopine
- Enigma machine
- Eugene
- gene
- in between
- internecine
- jean
Questions about achene
- What does achene mean?
- Achene means a small, dry, indehiscent fruit, containing a single seed, as in the buttercup.
- What is achene in Tamil?
- Achene in Tamil is அங்காவிலி, அங்காப்பிலி, வெடியா உலர்கனி. See Achene meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is achene?
- Achene is a noun.
- How do you pronounce achene?
- Achene is pronounced /əˈkiːn/ (UK).
- What is the plural of achene?
- The plural of achene is achenes.
Words near achene in the dictionary
Source and license
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