achene; small dry fruit
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Meanings
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achene; a small, dry, indehiscent fruit containing a single seed attached to the pericarp at only one point
Botanical term referring to the fruit type of plants like sunflowers, buckwheat, and dandelions. The seed coat is not fused with the fruit wall except at the funiculus.
Xiàng向
rì日
kuí葵
de的
guǒ果
shí实
shì是
shòu瘦
guǒ果
。
The fruit of the sunflower is an achene.
Qiáo荞
mài麦
de的
shòu瘦
guǒ果
chéng呈
sān三
léng棱
xíng形
。
The achenes of buckwheat are triangular in shape.
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Zhè这
zhǒng种
zhí植
wù物
de的
shòu瘦
guǒ果
hěn很
xiǎo小
，
róng容
yì易
suí随
fēng风
piāo飘
sàn散
。
The achenes of this plant are very small and easily dispersed by wind.