caryopsides

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• caryopsides — n. dry fruit that resembles a seed produced by grasses and cereal crops …   English contemporary dictionary

• caryopsis — noun (plural caryopses; also caryopsides) Etymology: New Latin Date: 1830 a small one seeded dry indehiscent fruit (as of Indian corn or wheat) in which the fruit and seed fuse in a single grain …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• caryopsis — /kar ee op sis/ n., pl. caryopses / seez/, caryopsides / si deez /. Bot. a small, one celled, one seeded, dry indehiscent fruit with the pericarp adherent to the seed coat, the typical fruit of grasses and grains. [1820 30; CARY(O) + OPSIS] * * * …   Universalium

• caryopsis — /kæriˈɒpsəs/ (say karee opsuhs) noun (plural caryopses /kæriˈɒpsiz/ (say karee opseez) or caryopsides /kæriˈɒpsədiz/ (say karee opsuhdeez)) a small, one celled, one seeded, dry, indehiscent fruit with the pericarp adherent to the seedcoat, as in… …  

• caryopsis — [kar΄ē äp′sis] n. pl. caryopses [kar΄ē äp′sēz΄] or caryopsides [kar΄ē äp′sə dēz΄] [ModL: see CARYO & OPSIS] 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,… …   English World dictionary