Achene

/əˈkiːn/

Synonyms for "achene" (6 found)

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Closest matches (2)

Noun(2 words)
dandelion seeddry fruit

Strong matches (1)

Noun(1 words)
indehiscent fruit

Related words (3)

Noun(3 words)
seed unitseed-bearing unitsingle seeded fruit

Related word relations

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4 relation types

More general

5 entries
dry fruitfruitreproductive unitseedseed-bearing fruit

More specific

3 entries
dandelion achenestrawberry achenesunflower achene

Collocations

6 entries
botanical fruitdry fruitseed dispersal unitsingle seeded fruitstrawberry achenesunflower achene

Inflections

1 entries

Sample sentences

1 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

The mulberry puts forth its messy clusters of achenes.

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