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aquenio

achene

noun ah-KEH-nyoh Rare

Origin: From French akène, from Greek a- 'without' + khainein 'to gape'.

Usage Note

Aquenio is a botanical term for a small, dry, one-seeded fruit that does not split open at maturity, such as a sunflower seed or the fruit of a strawberry's surface. It is used exclusively in scientific and botany contexts. The plural aquenios is standard.

Examples

"El girasol produce cientos de aquenios."

Natural Translation

The sunflower produces hundreds of achenes.

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