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- US Pronunciation
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- [ey-keen, uh-keen]
- /eɪˈkin, əˈkin/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [ey-keen, uh-keen]
- /eɪˈkin, əˈkin/
Definitions of achene word
- noun achene a dry one-seeded indehiscent fruit with the seed distinct from the fruit wall. It may be smooth, as in the buttercup, or feathery, as in clematis 3
- noun achene any small, dry, indehiscent fruit with one seed which is attached to the ovary wall only at one point, as the strawberry 3
- noun achene any small, dry, hard, one-seeded, indehiscent fruit. 1
- noun achene A small, dry, one-seeded fruit that does not open to release the seed. 1
- noun achene (botany) A small, dry, indehiscent fruit, containing a single seed, as in the buttercup. 0
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Origin of achene
First appearance:
before 1835 One of the 34% newest English words
1835-45; < New Latin achaenium, equivalent to a- a-6 + Greek chain- (stem of chaínein to gape) + Latin -ium -ium
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Parts of speech for Achene
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achene popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 74% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 59% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for achene
noun achene
- kernel — the softer, usually edible part contained in the shell of a nut or the stone of a fruit.
- stone — the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- caryopsis — a dry seedlike fruit having the pericarp fused to the seed coat of the single seed: produced by the grasses
- utricle — a small sac or baglike body, as an air-filled cavity in a seaweed.
- vegetable — any plant whose fruit, seeds, roots, tubers, bulbs, stems, leaves, or flower parts are used as food, as the tomato, bean, beet, potato, onion, asparagus, spinach, or cauliflower.
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