Meaning Of The Word Caryopsis

Real Dictionary

What's the definition of Caryopsis? Find Caryopsis meanings, definitions and more at the Real Dictionary online.

Caryopsis Meaning

Caryopsis Definition
Caryopsis Definition

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

More Definitions

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Definitions Of The Day

  • Deter ‐ to keep or discourage (a person, group, or nation)…
  • Jerkier ‐ adjective: characterized by jerks; spasmodic…
  • Puddling ‐ the process of working clay, etc. into a puddle…
  • Transverse axis ‐ noun: the axis of a hyperbola that passes through…
  • In calf ‐ pregnant
  • Unconjunctive ‐ adjective: unable to…
  • Cryptorchidism ‐ a congenital condition in which one or both testicles…
  • COWPS ‐ abbreviation: Council on Wage and Price…
  • Sidepiece ‐ a piece forming or attached to the side of something…
  • Amora ‐ noun: one of a group of Jewish scholars, active…