caryopsis
cary·op·sis [ ˌker-ē-ˈäp-səs]
[ˌker-ē-ˈäp-səs]
plural caryopses\ ˌker-ē-ˈäp-ˌsēz , ˌka-rē- \ also caryopsides\ ˌker-ē-ˈäp-sə-ˌdēz , ˌka-rē- \
: a small one-seeded dry indehiscent fruit (as of corn or wheat) in which the fruit and seed fuse in a single grain
First Known Use of caryopsis
1830, in the meaning defined above
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