achene

名词 n.
/əˈkiːn/   

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A small, dry, indehiscent fruit, containing a single seed, as in the buttercup.
    — The mulberry puts forth its messy clusters of achenes.

词形变化

achenes plural achaenium alternative achenium alternative akene alternative

词源

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