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Caryopsis
Carˊy-op′sis
,Noun.
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.