achene

Etymology

From French achène and its source, New Latin achena, from Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-, “a-”) + χαίνω (khaínō, “to gape”).

noun

  1. (botany) A small, dry, indehiscent fruit, containing a single seed, as in the buttercup.
    The mulberry puts forth its messy clusters of achenes. 2018, Richard Powers, The Overstory, Vintage (2019), page 37

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