单词 | achene |
释义 | acheneor a·kene[ ey-keen, uh-keen ] / eɪˈkin, əˈkin / SEE SYNONYMS FOR achene ON THESAURUS.COM noun Botany.any small, dry, hard, one-seeded, indehiscent fruit. Origin of achene1835–45; <New Latin achaenium, equivalent to a-a-6 + Greek chain- (stem of chaínein to gape) + Latin -ium-ium OTHER WORDS FROM achenea·che·ni·al [ey-kee-nee-uhl, uh-kee-], /eɪˈki ni əl, əˈki-/, adjectiveWords nearby acheneAchebe, Chinua, acheilia, acheiria, acheiropody, Achelous, achene, Achernar, Acheron, Acheson, Acheulean, Acheulian Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for acheneBritish Dictionary definitions for acheneachene akene/ (əˈkiːn) / nouna 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 acheneachenial or akenial, adjectiveWord Origin for acheneC19: from New Latin achaenium that which does not yawn or open, from a- 1 + Greek khainein to yawn Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Scientific definitions for acheneachene 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. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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