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achene

/eɪˈkin/
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Definitions of achene
  1. noun
    small dry indehiscent fruit with the seed distinct from the fruit wall
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    types:
    key, key fruit, samara
    a winged often one-seed indehiscent fruit as of the ash or elm or maple
    type of:
    fruit
    the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant
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