| Pronunciation: | `karee'âpsis | ||
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 WordNet Dictionary | |||
| Definition: | [n] dry seedlike fruit produced by the cereal grasses: e.g. wheat, barley, Indian corn | ||
| Synonyms: | grain | ||
| See Also: | amaranth, barleycorn, kernel, rye, seed, wheat berry | ||
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary | |||
| Definition: | \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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| Biology Dictionary | |||
| Definition: | A dry, indehiscent, one-seeded fruit in which the seed coat is closely fused to the fruit wall (characteristic of grasses). | ||
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