caryopses
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caryopsis (ˌkærɪˈɒpsɪs) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n , pl -ses, -sides | |
| a dry seedlike fruit having the pericarp fused to the seed coat of the single seed: produced by the grasses | |
| [C19: New Latin; see | |
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Science Dictionary
caryopsis  (kār'ē-ŏp'sĭs) Pronunciation Key
Plural caryopses (kār'ē-ŏp'sēz') or caryopsides (kār'ē-ŏp'sĭ-dēz') A small, dry, one-seeded fruit of a cereal grass, having the fruit and the seed walls united. Also called grain. |
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