achene

Alternative forms

 * akene
 * akene

Etymology
From and its source,, from  +.

Noun

 * 1)  A small, dry, indehiscent fruit, containing a single seed, as in the buttercup.

Usage notes

 * Early botanists referred to achenes as naked seeds.

Translations

 * Catalan: aqueni
 * Czech: nažka
 * Dutch: dopvrucht
 * Esperanto: akeno
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German: ; genera Fragaria and Rosa:
 * Hungarian:
 * Irish: aicéin
 * Italian:
 * Lombard: achénio
 * Norwegian: akene
 * Persian:
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese: ,
 * Romanian:
 * Russian:
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish: nötfrukt
 * Tagalog: binhimbunga
 * Turkish:
 * Welsh: achen