Achene : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Achene	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for Achene
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
achene n small dry indehiscent fruit with the seed distinct from the fruit wall
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Achene \Achene"\, Achenium \Ache"ni*um\n. [Gr. 'a priv. + [?] to gape.] (Bot.) 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 {ach[91]nium}.]