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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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