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)

(botany) achene

Derived terms

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.

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