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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ACHENE

From New Latin achaenium that which does not yawn or open, from a-1 + Greek khainein to yawn.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF ACHENE

achene  [əˈkiːn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ACHENE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Achene is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ACHENE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Achene

An achene is a type of simple dry fruit produced by many species of flowering plants. Achenes are monocarpellate and indehiscent. Achenes contain a single seed that nearly fills the pericarp, but does not adhere to it. In many species, what we think of as the "seed" is actually an achene, a fruit containing the seed. The seed-like appearance arises from the fact that the wall of the seed-vessel hardens and encloses the solitary seed so closely as to seem like an outer coat.

Definition of achene in the English dictionary

The definition of achene in the dictionary is a dry one-seeded indehiscent fruit with the seed distinct from the fruit wall. It may be smooth, as in the buttercup, or feathery, as in clematis.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ACHENE


akene
əˈkiːn
Alekhine
ˈælɪˌkiːn
alfaquin
ˌælfəˈkiːn
alkene
ˈælkiːn
basquine
bæsˈkiːn
buckeen
bʌˈkiːn
Jackeen
dʒæˈkiːn
Kean
kiːn
keen
kiːn
likin
liːˈkiːn
maroquin
ˌmærəˈkiːn
McKean
məˈkiːn
nankeen
næŋˈkiːn
overkeen
ˌəʊvəˈkiːn
palankeen
ˌpælənˈkiːn
palanquin
ˌpælənˈkiːn
skean
skiːn
skene
skiːn
takin
ˈtɑːkiːn
Tolkien
ˈtɒlkiːn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ACHENE

achaenocarp
achage
Achaia
Achaian
achalasia
acharya
Achates
ache
Achebe
Achelous
achenial
achenium
Achernar
Acheron
Acheson
Acheulean
Acheulian
achier
achiest
achievable

WORDS THAT END LIKE ACHENE

Asantehene
Athene
camphene
clomiphene
disthene
ethene
graphene
hexachlorophene
hypersthene
menthene
naphthene
phene
phosphene
polyethene
polythene
propoxyphene
sphene
thiophene
toxaphene
xanthene

Synonyms and antonyms of achene in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «achene» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ACHENE

Find out the translation of achene to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of achene from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «achene» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

瘦果
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

aquenio
570 millions of speakers

English

achene
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

achene
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

achene
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

семянка
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

aquênios
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

achene
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

akène
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Achene
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

achene
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

痩果
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

achene
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Achene
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

achene
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அஷயின்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

एनेनी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

aken
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

achenio
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

achene
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

семянка
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

achene
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

achene
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Achêne
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

achene
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

achene
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of achene

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ACHENE»

The term «achene» is regularly used and occupies the 99.891 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ACHENE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «achene» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «achene» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about achene

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ACHENE»

Discover the use of achene in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to achene and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Aquatic and Wetland Plants of Southeastern United States: ...
Achene smooth or variously granular or reticulate but not with definite longitudinal ribs. 10. Achene lenticular or biconvex; stigmas 2. 11. Stem nodose- septate. 10. E. montana 11. Stem not nodose-septate. 12. Summit of leaf sheath loose, ...
Robert K. Godfrey, Jean W. Wooten, 2011
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Flora of the Northeast: A Manual of the Vascular Flora of ...
triangular achene, with the style base expanded and persistent as a tubercle. Mature achenes are necessary for identiftcation of most of the species. — FACW+ to OBL; Wildl. 2 In addition to the following species E. decumbens has been ...
Dennis W. Magee, Harry E. Ahles, 2007
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Keys to the Flora of Arkansas
1 1. Spikelets 3-10 mm long, 2-4 mm thick, numerous per stem; scales glabrous 13 13. Bristles many times longer than achene, conspicuously exserted from the scales S. cyperinus (L.) Kunth 13. Bristles absent or shorter to 2 times as long as  ...
Edwin B. Smith, 1994
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A Manual of the Flowering Plants of California
one margin of the achene; scales slender ovate, 2 (or 3) callous striae on each side the keel, 2 lines long; achene oblong, 3-angled. — Mariposa Co.; Tex. to Fla. and Me. 11. C. speciosus Vahl. Annual; stems stout, 1 ft. high; umbel compound ...
Willis Linn Jepson, 1975
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A Taxonomic Study of the Ranunculus Hispidus Michaux Complex ...
3, and nectary scales, achene margins, and achene beaks with the types shown in Fig. 2. Comparison of specimens with the line drawings of each taxon and the samples of leaf variation illustrated in Appendix 7 will also facilitate identification.
Thomas Duncan, 1980
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Aquatic and Wetland Plants of Southwestern United States
Inflorescence usually 2 or more times compound, the clusters loose; achene lenticular or plano-convex; style bifid 5. S. microcarpus. 7. Inflorescence usually only once compound, the clusters of spikelets commonly dense; achene obtusely  ...
Donovan Stewart Correll, Helen B. Correll, 1975
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Flora of New South Wales
33 Achene wings folded back on themselves to almost enclose the inner face of the achene; leaves cauline 29 B. muelleroides 33* Achene wings unfolded or slightly curved. 34 Achene wings inflated (at maturity); faces with 2 or 3 longitudinal ...
Gwen J. Harden, 1992
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Illustrated Flora of the Pacific States, Washington, Oregon, ...
1.5 dm. long or less; spikes 1-4, sessile or very short-stalked, cylindric, 1-2 cm. long, 6-7 mm. thick, obtuse ; spikelets linear- oblong, brown, about 3 mm. long, usually with but 1 achene ; fertile scale striate ; achene linear, 2 mm. long, 0.5 mm.
Le Roy Abrams, Roxana Stinchfield Ferris, 1923
9
A Flora of Northeastern Minnesota
Inflorescence terminal; achene short-mucronate, perianth bristles lacking Cyperus Inflorescence axillary; achene long- beaked, perianth bristles present Dulichium Scales of spikes spirally arranged. Spikes many- flowered. Perianth bristles ...
Olga Lakela, 1965
10
New Flora of the British Isles
P. patulum 2 Achene c.2mm, ± dull; tepals divergent and wholly pink at apex; stems procumbent to ascending 9. P. arenarium 3 Stipules at upper nodes at least as long as internodes, with 6-12 branched veins 1. P. maritimum 3 Stipules at ...
Clive Stace, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ACHENE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term achene is used in the context of the following news items.
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Rubber Procurement Not Feasible, Says CM
And tyre companies are not co-operating now, pointing out that rubber dealers have amassed heavy profits while the tax waiver achene was in ... «The New Indian Express, Jun 15»
2
Wiest: Samaras and other forms of seed dispersal
"A samara is a winged achene, a type of fruit which is a flattened wind of fibrous papery tissue developed from the ovary wall. The shape of a ... «NorthJersey.com, Jun 15»
3
The anatomy of petal drop in sunflowers
"In the second experiment, we studied the changes in the anatomy of the petal-achene juncture of the two cultivars," the scientists explained. «Phys.Org, Jan 15»
4
Smell of vanilla plant brings back childhood memories
Each flower will produce a slender, black achene, along with a tuft of soft, white bristles at the top. John Nelson is a 1982 graduate of FSU with ... «Tallahassee.com, Sep 14»
5
Dangerous daisy has spread worldwide
The plant is invasive because it produces so many of achenes, and each achene can catch the wind in its pappus and be carried some ... «Bundaberg News Mail, Aug 14»
6
Refuge Notebook: Wind carries insidious exotic plant seeds
Although both species produce the characteristic “achene-pappus unit”, which is the technical term for the feathery white puff balls that carry ... «Kenai Peninsula Online, Aug 14»
7
The New Science Behind Picky Eaters
And just as they would turn away from a strawberry because of its nasty achene (those little dark specks), the tomato seeds get picky texturalists ... «Yahoo News, Apr 14»
8
The best western poetry never rides off into the sunset
One that won't unless the achene (the name of the seed type on this plant) is burned. I thought there was a cool metaphor in that adaptation to ... «Washington Post, Mar 14»
9
CHINUA ACHEBE 1930 -2013
Achene, then only five, recalled the homecoming as a passage backward through time. Literary exposure. A young Achebe received what was ... «National Mirror, Mar 13»
10
Official Jubilee Campaign Anthem
... what message were trying to put across. nyinyi wakikuyu achene ufala. kwani ni lini mtakapoacha kutuua even though uhuru is the president ... «YouTube, Mar 13»

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