achène

See also: achene

French

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin achēna, from Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-) +‎ χαίνω (khaínō, “to gape”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a.kɛn/[1]

Noun

achène m (plural achènes)

  1. dated form of akène

Descendants

  • English: achene

References

  1. ^ “achène” in Émile Littré, Dictionnaire de la langue française, 1872–1877.

Further reading

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.