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Caryopsis

Caryopsis Meaning & Definition
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

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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.

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