caryopses
51microsperma — , microspermum, microspermus Gk mikros, small; sperma, seed. Caryopses or spikelets small …
52Rytidosperma — Gk rhytis, wrinkle; sperma, seed. Wrinkled larvae mistaken for caryopses …
53caryopsis — [ˌkarɪ ɒpsɪs] noun (plural caryopses si:z) Botany a dry one seeded fruit in which the ovary wall is united with the seed coat, typical of grasses and cereals. Origin C19: from mod. L., from Gk karuon nut + opsis appearance …
54caryopsis — /kæriˈɒpsəs/ (say karee opsuhs) noun (plural caryopses /kæriˈɒpsiz/ (say karee opseez) or caryopsides /kæriˈɒpsədiz/ (say karee opsuhdeez)) a small, one celled, one seeded, dry, indehiscent fruit with the pericarp adherent to the seedcoat, as in… …
55caryopsis — [kar΄ē äp′sis] n. pl. caryopses [kar΄ē äp′sēz΄] or caryopsides [kar΄ē äp′sə dēz΄] [ModL: see CARYO & OPSIS] a small, dry, one seeded fruit in which the ovary wall remains joined with the seed in a single grain, as in barley, wheat, corn, rice,… …
56caryopsis — n. (pl. caryopses) Bot. a dry one seeded indehiscent fruit, as in wheat and maize. Etymology: mod.L f. Gk karuon nut + opsis appearance …
