CARYOPSES

CARYOPSIS

grain, caryopsis

(noun) dry seed-like fruit produced by the cereal grasses: e.g. wheat, barley, Indian corn

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

caryopses

plural of caryopsis

Source: Wiktionary


CARYOPSIS

Car`y*op"sis, n.; pl. Caryopses. Etym: [NL., fr. gr. (Bot.)

Definition: A one-celled, dry, indehiscent fruit, with a thin membranous pericarp, adhering closely to the seed, so that fruit and seed are incorporated in one body, forming a single grain, as of wheat, barley, etc.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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