Meaning Of The Word Caryopsis
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Caryopsis Meaning
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What's The Definition Of Caryopsis?
caryopsis in American English
a small, dry, one-seeded fruit in which the ovary wall remains joined with the seed in a single grain, as in barley, wheat, corn, rice, etc. noun: a small, one-celled, one-seeded, dry indehiscent fruit with the pericarp adherent to the seed coat, the typical fruit of grasses and grains caryopsis in British English noun: a dry seedlike fruit having the pericarp fused to the seed coat of the single seed: produced by the grasses |
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