2 definitions found 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. [1913 Webster] 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)]
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