0%

All achene synonyms

a·chene
A a

noun achene

  • kernel — the softer, usually edible part contained in the shell of a nut or the stone of a fruit.
  • stone — the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
  • caryopsis — a dry seedlike fruit having the pericarp fused to the seed coat of the single seed: produced by the grasses
  • utricle — a small sac or baglike body, as an air-filled cavity in a seaweed.
  • vegetable — any plant whose fruit, seeds, roots, tubers, bulbs, stems, leaves, or flower parts are used as food, as the tomato, bean, beet, potato, onion, asparagus, spinach, or cauliflower.
Was this page helpful?
Yes No
Thank you for your feedback! Tell your friends about this page
Tell us why?