caryopsis : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: caryopsis	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for caryopsis
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
caryopsis n dry seed-like fruit produced by the cereal grasses: e.g. wheat, barley, Indian corn Synonym(s): grain, caryopsis
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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.