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Meaning of 'caryopsis' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Caryopsis [ n.]
- 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.

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