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Define the word caryopsis

"Caryopsis" gcide "The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48"

Caryopsis \Car`y*op"sis\, n.; pl. Caryopses. [NL., fr. gr. ?
   hut, kernel + ? sight, form.] (Bot.)
   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.
   [1913 Webster]

"caryopsis" wn "WordNet (r) 2.0"

caryopsis
     n : dry seedlike fruit produced by the cereal grasses: e.g.
         wheat, barley, Indian corn [syn: grain]
     [also: caryopsides (pl), caryopses (pl)]