akene

/ əˈkiːn /

noun

1. a variant spelling of achene

Example Sentences

Fruit.—An akene with a silky tail, at length becoming three or four inches long.

From Project Gutenberg

A Caryopsis, or Grain, is like an akene with the seed adhering to the thin pericarp throughout, so that fruit and seed are incorporated into one body; as in wheat, Indian corn, and other kinds of grain.

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Akene of Virgin's-bower, retaining the feathered style, which aids in dissemination.

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The Akene or Achenium is a small, dry and indehiscent one-seeded fruit, often so seed-like in appearance that it is popularly taken for a naked seed.

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