akène

See also: akene, -akene, and -a'kene

French

Un akène de hêtre.

Alternative forms

• achaine, achène

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin achena, from Ancient Greek privative ἀ- (a-) +‎ χαίνω (khaínō, “to gape”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.kɛn/

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• Homophones: achaine, achaines, akènes
• Hyphenation: a‧kène

Noun

akène m (plural akènes)

1. (botany) achene

Derived terms

• akénocarpe
• polyakène

 

Further reading

• “akène”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
• “akène” in Émile Littré, Dictionnaire de la langue française, 1872–1877.