Caryopsis [noun]
Definition of Caryopsis:
seed of fruit, vegetable
Opposite/Antonyms of Caryopsis:
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Sentence/Example of Caryopsis:
As an illustration of the caryopsis, the grain of Andropogon Sorghum may be studied.
Caryopsis grooved, blunt and more tightly held in the palea.
Caryopsis 7-8 mm., less flattened than in Bromus, with a shallow groove.
The caryopsis is shorter and more ovoid than in other Bromes.
In Lolium and Agropyrum the caryopsis is still more wheat-like and grooved.
The caryopsis is very narrow, and the rachilla long and feathered with hairs.
The caryopsis is, however, much more slender than in Agropyrum.
Ovary 1-celled, 1-ovuled, forming a seed-like grain (caryopsis) in fruit.
Digraphis differs in the stout caryopsis, smaller size, double hair-tuft.
Aira is distinguished by the awn: Agrostis by the very different pale and caryopsis.