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Small dry indehiscent fruit with the seed distinct from the fruit wall
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achene
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An achene (Greek ἀ, a , privative + χαίνειν, chainein , to gape; also sometimes referred to as akene and occasionally achenium or achenocarp ) is a type of simple dry fruit produced by many species of flowering plants . Achenes are monocarpellate (formed ...