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Caryopsis

The fruit of members of the grass family.

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caryopsis
Plants; Botany

A dry, indehiscent, one-seeded fruit in which the seed coat (testa) is closely fused to the fruit wall (characteristic of grasses).

caryopsis
Agriculture; Rice science

A small one-seeded dry indehiscent fruit (as in grasses) with a thin membranous pericarp adhering so closely to the seed that fruit and seed are incorporated in one body forming a ...

caryopsis
Language; Dictionaries

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, ...

caryopsis
Plants; Horticulture

The fruit of members of the grass family.

caryopsis
Science; General science

A dry single-seeded indehiscent fruit that differs from an achene in that the fruit wall is fused to the testa of the seed. It is the grain of cereals and grasses.

caryopsis
Biology; Plants; Botany

One-seeded, dry, indehiscent fruit or grain of grasses with a lateral embryo. The seed coat is adnate to the pericarp.

bark
Plants; Horticulture

The rough outer part of the cortex; loosely used for the entire cortex.

articulate
Plants; Horticulture

Having nodes or joints where separation may naturally occur.

annular
Plants; Horticulture

Ring-like; said of leaf scars that encircle the bud, or bundle scars that are circular with an opening in the center.

anterior
Plants; Horticulture

On the front side, away from the axis, toward the subtending bract.

aphid
Plants; Horticulture

a small green or white insect that sucks juices from plant parts

apomixis
Plants; Horticulture

process of producing viable seed without fertilization

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