Achene

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

achene
    n 1: small dry indehiscent fruit with the seed distinct from the
         fruit wall

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Achene \A*chene"\, Achenium \A*che"ni*um\n. [Gr. 'a priv. + ? to
   gape.] (Bot.)
   A small, dry, indehiscent fruit, containing a single seed, as
   in the buttercup; -- called a {naked seed} by the earlier
   botanists. [Written also {akene} and {ach[ae]nium}.]
   [1913 Webster]