caryopsis

Noun
Synonyms: grain

Open English WordNet

Noun (1)caryopses, caryopsides

  1. dry seed-like fruit produced by the cereal grasses: e.g. wheat, barley, Indian cornSynonyms: grainType of seedKinds kernel, quinoa, wheat berry, rye, amaranth
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Car′y·op′sis noun; pl. Caryopses (#).

Origin: NL., fr. gr. … hut, kernel + … sight, form.

Botany 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.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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