aquenio
achene
noun ah-KEH-nyoh Rare
Origin: From French akène, from Greek a- 'without' + khainein 'to gape'.
Usage Note
Aquenio is a botanical term for a small, dry, one-seeded fruit that does not split open at maturity, such as a sunflower seed or the fruit of a strawberry's surface. It is used exclusively in scientific and botany contexts. The plural aquenios is standard.
Examples
"El girasol produce cientos de aquenios."
Natural Translation
The sunflower produces hundreds of achenes.
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