Caryopses

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Caryopsis \Car`y*op"sis\, n.; pl. {Caryopses}. [NL., fr. gr. ?
     hut, kernel + ? sight, form.] (Bot.)
     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.


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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  caryopses
       See {caryopsis}

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  caryopsis
       n : dry seedlike fruit produced by the cereal grasses: e.g.
           wheat, barley, Indian corn [syn: {grain}]
       [also: {caryopsides} (pl), {caryopses} (pl)]