About The Word Caryopsis
Learn about the word Caryopsis to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Caryopsis definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.
Caryopsis
| Caryopsis Definition And Meaning |
|---|
What's The Definition Of Caryopsis?
[n] dry seedlike fruit produced by the cereal grasses: e.g. wheat, barley, Indian corn
Synonyms | Synonyms for Caryopsis: grain Related Terms | Find terms related to Caryopsis: See Also | amaranth | barleycorn | kernel | rye | seed | wheat berry Caryopsis In Webster's Dictionary \Car`y*op"sis\, n.; pl. {Caryopses}. [NL., fr. gr. ?
hut, kernel + ? sight, form.] (Bot.)
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.
|
More Crossword Puzzle Words
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
Cross Word Of The Day
- Alliaria officinalis ‐ European herb that smells…
- Pot marigold ‐ the common European…
- Celastric articulatus ‐ ornamental Asiatic vine with showy orange-yellow fruit with a…
- Genus haematoxylon ‐ small genus of tropical American spiny bushy…
- Buckwheat cake ‐ a pancake made with…
- Planing machine ‐ a power tool for smoothing or…
- Uprising ‐ organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction…
- One hundred one ‐ being one more than…
- Footslogger ‐ fights on foot with…
- Anthoceropsida ‐ hornworts: in some classification systems included in the class…