Definitions for: Achene

[n] small dry indehiscent fruit with the seed distinct from the fruit wall

Webster (1913) Definition: A*chene", Achenium A*che"ni*umn. [Gr. 'a priv. + ? to
gape.] (Bot.)
A small, dry, indehiscent fruit, containing a single seed, as
in the buttercup; -- called a naked seed by the earlier
botanists. [Written also akene and ach[ae]nium.]

See Also: fruit, key fruit, samara