Meaning Of The Word Achene

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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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