caryopses

Variant of caryopsis

caryopsis definition

cary·op·sis (kar′ē äp′sis)

noun pl. caryopses -·op′·ses′ (-sēz′) or caryopsides -·op′·si·des′ (-sə dēz′)

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.

Etymology: ModL: see caryo- & -opsis

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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