Thesaurus / achene
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Fruit a circumscissile 2-celled capsule, with one or more peltate seeds in each cell, or an achene.
THE MANUAL OF THE BOTANY OF THE NORTHERN UNITED STATESASA GRAYOvary 1-celled with a suspended ovule, becoming an achene; calyx none; aquatic herbs, with finely dissected whorled leaves.
THE MANUAL OF THE BOTANY OF THE NORTHERN UNITED STATESASA GRAYAchene (commonly solitary) enclosed in the 4-angled dry and thickish closed calyx-tube.
THE MANUAL OF THE BOTANY OF THE NORTHERN UNITED STATESASA GRAYOvary with a single cell and ovule, tipped with a long laterally stigmatic style, maturing as an achene.
THE MANUAL OF THE BOTANY OF THE NORTHERN UNITED STATESASA GRAYAchene obtusely triangular, partly 3-celled, enclosed in the indurated calyx.
THE MANUAL OF THE BOTANY OF THE NORTHERN UNITED STATESASA GRAYFruit an achene, buried in the greatly enlarged fleshy calyx.
THE MANUAL OF THE BOTANY OF THE NORTHERN UNITED STATESASA GRAYAchene elliptical, closely invested by the dry and persistent compressed calyx.
THE MANUAL OF THE BOTANY OF THE NORTHERN UNITED STATESASA GRAYAchene flattened, linear-oblong, beaked with the long persistent style.
THE MANUAL OF THE BOTANY OF THE NORTHERN UNITED STATESASA GRAYStyle 2–3-cleft, its bulbous base persistent as a tubercle jointed upon the apex of the lenticular or triangular achene.
THE MANUAL OF THE BOTANY OF THE NORTHERN UNITED STATESASA GRAYAchene lenticular, wrinkled transversely, crowned with the persistent and broad tubercled base of the style.
THE MANUAL OF THE BOTANY OF THE NORTHERN UNITED STATESASA GRAYWORDS RELATED TO ACHENE
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