Meaning Of The Word Caryopsis

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Caryopsis Meaning

Caryopsis Definition
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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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