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Caryopsis

Carˊy-op′sis

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Noun.
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pl.
Caryopses
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[NL., fr. gr. [GREEK] hut, kernel + [GREEK] 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.

Definition 2024


caryopsis

caryopsis

English

Noun

caryopsis (plural caryopses)

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

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