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caryopses

Variant of caryopsis

noun pl. caryopses or caryopsides

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.

Origin: ModL: see caryo- & -opsis

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