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Noun [English]

IPA: /əˈkiːn/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-achene.wav Forms: achenes [plural]
Rhymes: -iːn Etymology: From French achène and its source, New Latin achena, from Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-, “a-”) + χαίνω (khaínō, “to gape”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|achène}} French achène, {{der|en|NL.|achena}} New Latin achena, {{der|en|grc|ἀ-||a-}} Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-, “a-”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} achene (plural achenes)
  1. (botany) A small, dry, indehiscent fruit, containing a single seed, as in the buttercup. Categories (topical): Botany, Plant anatomy Synonyms: achaenium, achenium, akene [alternative] Derived forms: achaenocarp, achenial, achenocarp, polyachene Translations (small dry fruit): aqueni [masculine] (Catalan), nažka [feminine] (Czech), dopvrucht [feminine] (Dutch), akeno (Esperanto), pähkylä (Finnish), akène [masculine] (French), Achäne [feminine] (German), Nüsschen (english: genera Fragaria and Rosa) [neuter] (German), kaszat (Hungarian), aicéin [feminine] (Irish), achenio [masculine] (Italian), 수과 (sugwa) (alt: 瘦果) (Korean), achénio [masculine] (Lombard), akene [masculine] (Norwegian), فندقه (fandoqe) (Persian), niełupka [feminine] (Polish), aquênio [masculine] (Portuguese), aquénio [masculine] (Portuguese), achenă [feminine] (Romanian), семя́нка (semjánka) [feminine] (Russian), aquenio [masculine] (Spanish), nötfrukt [common-gender] (Swedish), binhimbunga (Tagalog), aken (Turkish), achen [masculine] (Welsh)

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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "small dry fruit",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "aquenio"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "small dry fruit",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "nötfrukt"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "small dry fruit",
      "word": "binhimbunga"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "small dry fruit",
      "word": "aken"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "small dry fruit",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "achen"
    }
  ],
  "word": "achene"
}

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