caryopsis

(kar′ē äp′sis)

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

See caryopsis in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. car·y·op·ses (-ŏpˈsēzˌ) or car·y·op·si·des (-ŏpˈsĭ-dēzˌ)

Origin:

Origin: cary(o)-

Origin: , variant of karyo-

Origin: + -opsis

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