CARYOPSIS


Meaning of CARYOPSIS in English

/kar'ee op"sis/ n. , pl. caryopses /-seez/ , caryopsides /-si deez'/ . Bot.

a small, one-celled, one-seeded, dry indehiscent fruit with the pericarp adherent to the seed coat, the typical fruit of grasses and grains.

[ 1820-30; CARY(O)- + -OPSIS ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .