1. Plural of akene; small, dry, one-seeded fruits that do not open naturally at maturity, produced by many flowering plants.
Usage: Also spelled 'achenes'; botanical term; Common in seeds of sunflowers, strawberries, and buttercups

Examples

• The sunflower head contains hundreds of akenes, each one a potential new plant.
• Strawberry fruits are actually aggregates of tiny akenes on the surface.
• Botanists classify akenes as simple, indehiscent fruits.
• The wind disperses akenes from the dried flower head.
• Each akene contains a single seed protected by a hard outer layer.