achene Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun small dry indehiscent fruit with the seed distinct from the fruit wall

WordNet

A*chene", A*che"ni*um noun (Also<
  • Achene
  • Achenium
)
Etymology
Gr. priv. + to gape.
Definitions
  1. (Bot.) A small, dry, indehiscent fruit, containing a single seed, as in the buttercup; -- called a naked seed by the earlier botanists. Written also akene and achænium.

Webster 1913