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Definition of Caryopsis

1. Noun. Dry seed-like fruit produced by the cereal grasses: e.g. wheat, barley, Indian corn.

Definition of Caryopsis

1. n. A one-celled, dry, indehiscent fruit, with a thin membranous pericarp, adhering closely to the seed, so that fruit and seed are incorporated in one body, forming a single grain, as of wheat, barley, etc.

Definition of Caryopsis

1. [n -OPSES or -OPSIDES]

Medical Definition of Caryopsis

1. A dry, indehiscent, one-seeded fruit in which the seed coat is closely fused to the fruit wall (characteristic of grasses). (09 Oct 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Caryopsis

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