achaenocarp

English

Etymology

From Latin achenium, from Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-, “not”) + χαίνω (khaínō, “to gape”) + καρπός (karpós, “fruit”).

Noun

achaenocarp (plural achaenocarps)

Any dry indehiscent fruit.

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