Bot. [f. Gr. ἀ priv. + χαίν-ειν to gape + καρπ-ός fruit; cf. ACHENE. The Gr. for ‘not gaping’ is ἀχανής, whence an etymological derivative would be achanocarp.] A fruit which is an achene.
1880. Gray, Bot. Text-Bk., 394. Achænocarp, general name of a dry and indehiscent fruit.
