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caryopsis

caryopsis noun: a type of fruit in which the fruit skin is stuck to the seed coat; especially the grain of a cereal.

Noun

caryopsis (plural caryopses or caryopsides)

  1. A type of fruit in which the fruit skin is stuck to the seed coat; especially the grain of a cereal.
    • The variation of caryopsis characters in species of Aegilops and wheat diploids is similar to that of wheat tetraploids .1995, Romuald Kosina, Tetraploids of the Genus Triticum in the Light of Caryopsis Structure

caryopsis meaning in Tamil, Tagalog and Persian

caryopsis in Tamil

காரியாப்சிஸ், கொட்டையுருவுளி, தானியம், கொட்டையுரு

caryopsis in Tagalog

type of fruit
butilbunga

caryopsis in Persian

type of fruit
گندمه gandome

Forms of caryopsis

pluralcaryopses
pluralcaryopsides

Origin of caryopsis

From caryo- + -opsis.

Questions about caryopsis

What does caryopsis mean?
Caryopsis means a type of fruit in which the fruit skin is stuck to the seed coat; especially the grain of a cereal.
What is caryopsis in Tamil?
Caryopsis in Tamil is காரியாப்சிஸ், கொட்டையுருவுளி, தானியம். See Caryopsis meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is caryopsis?
Caryopsis is a noun.
What is the plural of caryopsis?
The plural of caryopsis is caryopses.

Words near caryopsis in the dictionary

  1. caryophyllous
  2. caryopilite
  3. caryoplasm
  4. caryopses
  5. caryopsides
  6. caryopsis
  7. caryopterides
  8. caryopteris
  9. caryopterises
  10. caryosome
  11. caryosomes

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