CARYOPSIS


Meaning of CARYOPSIS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌker-ē-ˈäp-səs, ˌka-rē- ]

noun

( plural cary·op·ses -ˌsēz ; also cary·op·si·des -sə-ˌdēz)

Etymology: New Latin

Date: 1830

: a small one-seeded dry indehiscent fruit (as of Indian corn or wheat) in which the fruit and seed fuse in a single grain

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.