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/

Noun

achène m (plural achènes)

1. Dated form of akène.

Descendants

• English: achene

Further reading

• “achaine” in Émile Littré, Dictionnaire de la langue française, 1872–1877.
• “achène”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.