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- noun Plural form of
achene .
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Examples
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Those seed-containing dots on the exterior of strawberries are called achenes; each of these achenes is actually a fruit.
The Fruit Hunters Adam Leith Gollner 2008
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These are called achenes, and each achene is an individual fruit containing a single seed.
Archive 2006-03-01 2006
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These are called achenes, and each achene is an individual fruit containing a single seed.
At My Table 2006
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The fruiting "clock" that follows, though, rather puts the dandelion in the shade, being large and spherical and formed of beaked achenes.
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I want to stop smelling the basal stipules, pinnate leaflets, hypanthium and achenes.
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It is noted for having miniature leaves that grow where the pips or achenes are usually found.
The Fruit Hunters Adam Leith Gollner 2008
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Those seed-containing dots on the exterior of strawberries are called achenes; each of these achenes is actually a fruit.
The Fruit Hunters Adam Leith Gollner 2008
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It is noted for having miniature leaves that grow where the pips or achenes are usually found.
The Fruit Hunters Adam Leith Gollner 2008
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Those seed-containing dots on the exterior of strawberries are called achenes; each of these achenes is actually a fruit.
The Fruit Hunters Adam Leith Gollner 2008
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It is noted for having miniature leaves that grow where the pips or achenes are usually found.
The Fruit Hunters Adam Leith Gollner 2008
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