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Achene
CIDE DICTIONARY
Achene, n. [Gr. 'a priv. + to gape.].
A small, dry, indehiscent fruit, containing a single seed, as in the buttercup; -- called a naked seed by the earlier botanists. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
Achene, n. Bot. a small dry one-seeded fruit that does not open to liberate the seed (e.g. a strawberry pip).
Etymology
mod.L achaenium (as A-(1), Gk khaino gape)
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