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Definition of: caryopsis
(kar′ē·op′sis) noun plural ·op·ses (-op′sēz) or ·op·si·des (-op′sə·dēz) Bot.
A seedlike fruit, as the grains of wheat and rye: also spelled cariopsis. [<Gk. karyon nut + Gk. opsis appearance]
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