Meaning of CARYOPSIS
| Pronunciation: | | `karee'âpsis
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| | Definition: | | [n] dry seedlike fruit produced by the cereal grasses: e.g. wheat, barley, Indian corn |
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| | Synonyms: | | grain |
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| | See Also: | | amaranth, barleycorn, kernel, rye, seed, wheat berry | |
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| | Definition: | | \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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| | Definition: | | A dry, indehiscent, one-seeded fruit in which the seed coat is closely fused to the fruit wall (characteristic of grasses). |
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