CARYOPSIS

grain, caryopsis

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

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

caryopsis (plural caryopses or caryopsides)

(botany) A type of fruit in which the fruit skin is stuck to the seed coat; especially the grain of a cereal.

Source: Wiktionary

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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