achenial

Definition of Achenial in English :

1. achenial

pertaining to dry one-seeded indehiscent fruit

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Achenial

noun

a dry one-seeded indehiscent fruit with the seed distinct from the fruit wall. It may be smooth, as in the buttercup, or feathery, as in clematis

. Also called: achenium (əˈkiːnɪəm)

noun

any small, dry, indehiscent fruit with one seed which is attached to the ovary wall only at one point, as the strawberry

n.

A small, dry, indehiscent one-seeded fruit with a thin wall, as in a sunflower.