Achene
Class of simple non-opening dry fruits
Concept
An achene (; from Ancient Greek ἀ (a) 'privative' and χαίνειν (khaínein) 'to gape'), also sometimes called akene and occasionally achenium or achenocarp, is a type of simple dry fruit produced by many species of flowering plants. Achenes are monocarpellate (formed from one carpel) and indehiscent (they do not open at maturity). Achenes contain a single seed that nearly fills the pericarp, but does not adhere to it. In many species, what is called the "seed" is an achene, a fruit containing the seed. The seed-like appearance is owed to the hardening of the fruit wall (pericarp), which encloses the solitary seed so closely as to seem like a seed coat.
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Achene
Class of simple non-opening dry fruits
An achene (; from Ancient Greek ἀ (a) 'privative' and χαίνειν (khaínein) 'to gape'), also sometimes called akene and occasionally achenium or achenocarp, is a type of simple dry fruit produced by many species of flowering plants. Achenes are monocarpellate (formed from one carpel) and indehiscent (they do not open at maturity). Achenes contain a single seed that nearly fills the pericarp, but does not adhere to it. In many species, what is called the "seed" is an achene, a fruit containing the seed. The seed-like appearance is owed to the hardening of the fruit wall (pericarp), which encloses the solitary seed so closely as to seem like a seed coat.
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Concept — Alters a rule of the game for as long as it stays in play.
Reach
Article length
43 / 120
Rigour
Reference density and count
23 / 120
Anchorage
Age and revision count
283 / 400
Currency
Recent edit activity and view trend
6 / 30
Diffusion
Language editions and incoming links
69 / 100
Article size
5 kB
Sources cited
4
Sections
3
Revisions
219
Revisions in 90 days
0
Incoming links
1,105
Language editions
51
Views over 12 months
53,117
Created on
September 4, 2003
Wikidata statements
26
Epic — 98.1th percentile of notability
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Effect
This card does not fight on its own: it carries a single effect, chosen by its dominant measure.
Knowledge — type matchups
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The source article
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