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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′)
See grain.

[cary(o)-, variant of karyo- + -opsis.]
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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.
[1820–30; < New Latin; see caryo-, -opsis]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.caryopsis - dry seed-like fruit produced by the cereal grasses: e.g. wheat, barley, Indian corncaryopsis - dry seed-like fruit produced by the cereal grasses: e.g. wheat, barley, Indian corn
amaranth - seed of amaranth plants used as a native cereal in Central and South America
barleycorn - a grain of barley
wheat berry - a grain of wheat
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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investigated the transcriptome in wheat caryopsis development using data generated by SAGE [16].
Fruits as a single seed called a caryopsis or rarely an achene or a berry.
Havel, "Chalcone synthase expression and pigments deposition in wheat with purple and blue colored caryopsis," Journal of Cereal Science, vol.
Most of the anti-oxidative compounds in rice have been found in the 'bran' section, surface layers of the de- husked caryopsis (pericarp, the aleurone and some sub- aleurone cells) plus the embryo, are removed by polishing in the milling process (Ichiyanagi et al., 2001; Park et al., 2008; Boonsit et al., 2010; Yodmanee et al., 2011).
It matures as a single seed called a caryopsis (grain) or rarely an achene (a dry seed) or a berry.
Machado (1994) explains that the grain mass is a stable varietal character, that is not influenced by environment but by the skin size, which is determined two weeks prior to anthesis, and also by the caryopsis development, which is related to carbohydrates translocation in the first seven days to fill the rice towards its length and for the successive seven days to improve plant width and thickness.
Adaptability and stability of white oat cultivars as to chemical composition of the caryopsis. Pesquisa Agropecuaria Brasileira, v.48, p.42-50, 2013.
Cap = capsule; Ach = achene; Fol = follicle; Utr = utricle; Dru = drupe; Sam = samara; Cyp = cypsela; Ber = berry; Cer = ceratium; Sch= schizocarp; Leg= legume; Lom= loment; Car= caryopsis; Coc = coccarium.
Moreover, according to Amato and Elias (2005), the hydrothermal treatment allows the outer layers (which form the pericarp, tegument, the nucellus, and aleurone cells of the endosperm and part of the embryo, especially the scutellum) to be partially loosened and aggregated into the starchy endosperm of the caryopsis, so that the embryo remains in place, not easily detached during hulling, causing the increment observed in this study.
Nutlet No adaptation Agrostis limprichtii Caryopsis No adaptation Pleurospermum hookeri Cremocarp Wing, elaiosome 3-4 var.
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