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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesakène
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /a.kɛn/
"Le fruit du tournesol est un akène."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A small, dry, one-seeded fruit that does not open to release the seed at maturity.
"The familiar hard 'seeds' on the outside of a strawberry are actually individual achenes."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Modern Latin 'achænium', coined in the 19th century by combining the Greek prefix 'a-' meaning 'not' or 'without' with 'khaenrein' meaning 'to gape or yawn'. This refers to the characteristic of the dry fruit remaining closed and not splitting open (dehiscing) when mature.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Achene" is said worldwide
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akène
Transliteration: /a.kɛn/
"Le fruit du tournesol est un akène."
Achäne
Transliteration: /aˈkɛːnə/
"Die Sonnenblume produziert eine Achäne."
achenio
Transliteration: /aˈkɛ.njo/
"Il frutto del tarassaco è un achenio."
aquenio
Transliteration: /aˈke.njo/
"El fruto de la fresa es un conjunto de aquenios."
aquênio
Transliteration: /aˈkẽ.nju/
"O fruto do girassol é classificado como aquênio."
एकबीजी शुष्क फल
Transliteration: ekbeej shushk phal
"स्ट्रॉबेरी के बाहरी दाने वास्तव में एकबीजी शुष्क फल होते हैं।"
瘦果
Transliteration: shòu guǒ
"向日葵的果实属于瘦果。"
수과
Transliteration: sugwa
"해바라기 씨는 식물학적으로 수과입니다."
痩果
Transliteration: sōka
"イチゴの表面にある粒はそれぞれ痩果です。"
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