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Answer for the clue "Part of a strawberry ", 6 letters:
achene

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The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Achene \A*chene"\, Achenium \A*che"ni*um\n. [Gr. 'a priv. + ? to gape.] (Bot.) A small, dry, indehiscent fruit, containing a single seed, as in the buttercup; -- called a naked seed by the earlier botanists. [Written also akene and ach[ae]nium .]

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context botany English) A small, dry, indehiscent fruit, containing a single seed, as in the buttercup.

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
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 ...