caryopsis
[ kar-ee-op-sis ]
/ ˌkær iˈɒp sɪs /
noun, plural car·y·op·ses [kar-ee-op-seez] /ˌkær iˈɒp siz/ car·y·op·si·des [kar-ee-op-si-deez] /ˌkær iˈɒp sɪˌdiz/. Botany.
a small, one-celled, one-seeded, dry indehiscent fruit with the pericarp adherent to the seed coat, the typical fruit of grasses and grains.
Words nearby caryopsis
caryatid,
caryl,
caryn,
caryo-,
caryophyllaceous,
caryopsis,
carême,
carías andino,
carúpano,
cas,
casa
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British Dictionary definitions for caryopsis
caryopsis
/ (ˌkærɪˈɒpsɪs) /
noun plural -ses (-siːz) or -sides (-sɪˌdiːz)
a dry seedlike fruit having the pericarp fused to the seed coat of the single seed: produced by the grasses
Word Origin for caryopsis
C19: New Latin; see
karyo-,
-opsis
Scientific definitions for caryopsis
caryopsis
[ kăr′ē-ŏp′sĭs ]
Plural caryopses (kăr′ē-ŏp′sēz′) caryopsides (kăr′ē-ŏp′sĭ-dēz′)
A small, dry, one-seeded fruit of a cereal grass, having the fruit and the seed walls united. Also called grain