Meaning Achene
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A dry, one-seeded fruit. Acid soil
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A one-seeded, dry, indehiscent (does not split at maturity) fruit with seed attached to fruit wall at one point only, derived from a one-loculed superior ovary.
Source: virtualherbarium.org

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A simple, one-seeded fruit in which the seed is attached to the ovary wall at only one point, such as the "seed" on the surface of a strawberry.
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A small, dry, one-seeded indehiscent fruit; the pericarp is easily separated from the seed coat. acicula
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a dry indehiscent 1-seeded fruit, from an either superior or inferior ovary of 1 carpel, with the seed not fused to the fruit wall; e.g. as in Ranunculaceae (from a superior ovary) and Asteraceae (fro [..]
Source: plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au

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small, dry and hard one-seeded fruit.
Source: forestry.usu.edu (offline)

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[Fruit type]/[Dehiscent] -- A dry, indehiscent, single-seeded fruit, e.g. Asteraceae, Rosaceae; in a strict sense developed from a superior ovary of one carpel.
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(n) small dry indehiscent fruit with the seed distinct from the fruit wall
Source: beedictionary.com

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A dry fruit with one seed. Product of one carpel.
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A small dry fruit with one seed inside.
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any small, dry fruit with one seed that does not burst when ripe
Source: pecan.ipmpipe.org

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<botany> A dry, closed (indehiscent) fruit which contains a single seed. (06 May 1997)
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A single-seeded dry fruit that does not split open.
Source: groups.molbiosci.northwestern.edu

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A dry, usually 1-seeded fruit that does not separate or split open at maturity.
Source: goorchids.northamericanorchidcenter.org

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(botany) A small, dry, indehiscent fruit, containing a single seed, as in the buttercup.
Source: en.wiktionary.org





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