achaenocarp

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noun

Any dry indehiscent fruit.

OriginLatin achenium ← Ancient Greek ἀ- →
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Meanings

nounachaenocarp (plural achaenocarps)

plural achaenocarps · alternative achenocarp

  1. Any dry indehiscent fruit.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekκαρπός“fruit”
  2. Ancient Greekἀ-“not”
  3. Latinachenium
  4. Englishachaenocarp

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

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APA

achaenocarp. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/achaenocarp

MLA

“achaenocarp.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/achaenocarp. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “achaenocarp,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/achaenocarp.

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