Acheneとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

From French achène and its source, New Latin achena, from Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-, “a-”) + χαίνω (khaínō, “to gape”).

発音

• (英国発音) IPA: /əˈkiːn/
• 韻: -iːn

名詞

achene (plural achenes)

1. (botany) A small, dry, indehiscent fruit, containing a single seed, as in the buttercup.

   Synonyms: achenium, (obsolete) spermidium

   • 2018, Richard Powers, The Overstory, Vintage (2019), page 37:

     The mulberry puts forth its messy clusters of achenes.

使用する際の注意点

• Early botanists referred to achenes as naked seeds.

派生語

Further reading

• William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “achene”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.
• “achene”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
• achene on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

アナグラム

• Cheena