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achenes

Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-000042

A small dry 1-seeded 1-celled indehiscent fruit that develops from superior ovary; as in Plumbaginaceae. Sometimes spelled akene.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AGR-000042
FieldAgriculture and food
SubjectAnimals, Livestock, One Health
ReferencesTaken in part from: Glossary of Botanical Terms, USDA NAL Thesaurus Staff; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary
See alsoindehiscent fruits
TranslationsSpanish: aquenios
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-000042",
  "term": "achenes",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "A small dry 1-seeded 1-celled indehiscent fruit that develops from superior ovary; as in Plumbaginaceae. Sometimes spelled akene.",
  "subject": "Animals, Livestock, One Health",
  "see_also": [
    "indehiscent fruits"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Taken in part from: Glossary of Botanical Terms, USDA NAL Thesaurus Staff",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "aquenios"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/achenes/"
}

Record 42 of 6,908 in Agriculture and food terminology (MLC-0114). Request the full dataset.