car·y·op·sis
(kăr′ē-ŏp′sĭs)n. pl. car·y·op·ses (-ŏp′sēz′) or
car·y·op·si·des (-ŏp′sĭ-dēz′)
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caryopsis
(ˌkærɪˈɒpsɪs) n,
pl -ses (
-siːz)
or -sides (
-sɪˌdiːz)
(Botany) a dry seedlike fruit having the pericarp fused to the seed coat of the single seed: produced by the grasses
[C19: New Latin; see karyo-, -opsis]
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car•y•op•sis
(ˌkær iˈɒp sɪs)
n., pl. -ses (-sēz), -si•des (-sɪˌdiz) a small, one-celled, one-seeded, dry indehiscent fruit with the pericarp fused to the seed coat: the typical fruit of grasses and grains.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun | 1. | caryopsis - dry seed-like fruit produced by the cereal grasses: e.g. wheat, barley, Indian cornamaranth - seed of amaranth plants used as a native cereal in Central and South America kernel - a single whole grain of a cereal; "a kernel of corn" rye - the seed of the cereal grass seed - a small hard fruit |
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