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Showing words for ACHENE using the English dictionary
6 Letter Words for Achene
achene
5 Letter Words for Achene
caneh, chena, echea, hance, hence, nache
4 Letter Words for Achene
ache, acne, ance, cane, cene, chan, chee, chen, each, eche, eech, haec, haen, nace, nach
3 Letter Words for Achene
ace, ach, anc, ane, can, cee, cen, cha, che, chn, ean, ech, eec, een, enc, ene, hae, han, hee, hen, nae, nah, nea, nee
Definitions for Achene
[1] any small, dry, hard, one-seeded, indehiscent fruit.
[2] 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 related to Achene
kernel, stone, caryopsis, utricle
Words nearby Achene
acheilary, acheilia, acheiria, acheiropody, achelous, achene, achenese, achernar, acheron, acheson, acheulean
Origin of Achene
1835–45; < New Latin achaenium, equivalent to a- a-6 + Greek chain- (stem of chaínein to gape) + Latin -ium -ium
Other words from Achene
a·che·ni·al [ey-kee -nee-uh l, uh -kee -] /eɪˈki ni əl, əˈki-/ , adjective
Word origin for Achene
C19: from New Latin achaenium that which does not yawn or open, from a- 1 + Greek khainein to yawn