akene
/əˈkiːn/
noun
- A small, dry, one-seeded fruit that does not open to release its seed, such as a sunflower seed or a strawberry's outer seed.
- Botanists classify the fruit of the buttercup as an akene.
- Each tiny dot on a strawberry is actually an akene containing a seed.
- Sunflower seeds are a type of akene with a hard outer shell.