achène

See also: achene

French

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /a.kɛn/[1]

Noun

achène m (plural achènes)

Dated form of akène.

Descendants

English: achene

References

“achène” in Émile Littré, Dictionnaire de la langue française, 1872–1877.

Further reading

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

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