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Achene — Achêne Achêne … Wikipédia en Français
Achêne — Achêne … Wikipédia en Français
Achene — A*chene , Achenium A*che ni*um . [Gr. a priv. + ? to gape.] (Bot.) A small, dry, indehiscent fruit, containing a single seed, as in the buttercup; called a {naked seed} by the earlier botanists. [Written also {akene} and {ach[ae]nium}.] [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Achēne — (lat. Achaenium), eine trockenschalige, nicht aufspringende Frucht. Näheres s. Frucht … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Achene — Achēne (Achäne), Schließfrucht (Achaenĭum), die nicht aufspringende Frucht der Kompositen, Rosazeen und Ranunkulazeen; meist mit bleibendem Kelch (Pappus) [Tafel: Botanik I, 50] … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
achene — [ā kēn′, əkēn′] n. [ModL achenium < Gr a , not + chainein, to gape: see YAWN] any small, dry, indehiscent fruit with one seed which is attached to the ovary wall only at one point, as the strawberry: see CARYOPSIS achenial [ākē′nē əl] adj … English World dictionary
Achene — An achene is a type of simple dry fruit produced by many species of flowering plants. Achenes are monocarpellate (formed from one carpel) and (they do not open at maturity). Achenes contain a single seed that nearly fills the pericarp, but does… … Wikipedia
achène — akène [ akɛn ] n. m. VAR. achaine, achène • 1802; de 2. a et gr. khainein « s ouvrir » ♦ Bot. Fruit sec, indéhiscent, dont la graine unique n est pas soudée au péricarpe. L akène du pissenlit, du noisetier. Les akènes de la fraise. ⇒AKÈNE, ACHÈNE … Encyclopédie Universelle
achène — achaine ou achène (entrée créée par le supplément) (a kê n ) s. m. Voy. akène … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
achene — achenial /ay kee nee euhl, euh kee /, adj. /ay keen , euh keen /, n. Bot. any small, dry, hard, one seeded, indehiscent fruit. Also, akene. [1835 45; < NL achaenium, equiv. to a A 6 + Gk chain (s. of chaínein to gape) + L ium IUM] * * * ▪ plant… … Universalium
