Meaning Of The Word Achene
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Achene Meaning
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What's The Definition Of Achene?
achene in American English
any small, dry, indehiscent fruit with one seed which is attached to the ovary wall only at one point, as the strawberry noun: any small, dry, hard, one-seeded, indehiscent fruit achene in British English noun: a dry one-seeded indehiscent fruit with the seed distinct from the fruit wall. It may be smooth, as in the buttercup, or feathery, as in clematis |
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