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achenecetum
A cluster of small seeds (achenes), as in buttercups, Ranunculus.
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Achene - small, hard, indehiscent, one-cavitied, one-seeded fruit with a thin, almost inseparable wall, as in Helianthus annuus (sunflower).
Samara - indehiscent, one or two-seeded winged fruit, as in Acer rubrum (red maple).
Achene A dry, one-seeded fruit.
Acid soil A soil with a pH lower than 7.0 is an acid soil. pH is a measure of the amount of lime (calcium) contained in your soil.
achene search for term- n. (Gr. a, not; chainein, to gape) any small, dry fruit with one seed whose outer covering (pericarp) does not burst when ripe.
achene. A simple, one-seeded fruit in which the seed is attached to the ovary wall at only one point, such as the "seed" on the surface of a strawberry.
Cluster of small, green seeds (achenes) at end of branched stalks come off easily when rubbed between fingers. The fruit of A.
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