noun
Origin: ModL achenium < Gr a-, not + chainein, to gape: see yawn
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See achene in American Heritage Dictionary 4
also a·kene
nounOrigin:
Origin: New Latin achēnium
Origin: : Greek a-, without; see a-1
Origin: + Greek khainein, to yawn
.Related Forms:
achene
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