akene

[ ey-keen, uh-keen ]
/ eɪˈkin, əˈkin /

noun

achene.

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Words nearby akene

akebi, akee, akela, akeldama, akeley, akene, akeratosis, aketon, akh, akhara, akhaïa

Definition for akene (2 of 2)

achene

or a·kene

[ ey-keen, uh-keen ]
/ eɪˈkin, əˈkin /

noun Botany.

any small, dry, hard, one-seeded, indehiscent fruit.

Origin of achene

1835–45; < New Latin achaenium, equivalent to a- a-6 + Greek chain- (stem of chaínein to gape) + Latin -ium -ium

OTHER WORDS FROM achene

a·che·ni·al [ey-kee-nee-uh l, uh-kee-] /eɪˈki ni əl, əˈki-/, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for akene (1 of 2)

akene
/ (əˈkiːn) /

noun

a variant spelling of achene

British Dictionary definitions for akene (2 of 2)

achene

akene

/ (əˈkiːn) /

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

Derived forms of achene

achenial or akenial, adjective

Word Origin for achene

C19: from New Latin achaenium that which does not yawn or open, from a- 1 + Greek khainein to yawn
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Scientific definitions for akene

achene

A small, dry, one-seeded fruit in which the seed sits free inside the hollow fruit, attached only by the stem of the ovule. Achenes are indehiscent (they do not split open when ripe). The fruits of the sunflower and elm are achenes.
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