单词 | caryopsis |
释义 | caryopsis[ kar-ee-op-sis ] / ˌkær iˈɒp sɪs / SEE SYNONYMS FOR caryopsis ON THESAURUS.COM noun, plural car·y·op·ses [kar-ee-op-seez] /ˌkær iˈɒp siz/ car·y·op·si·des [kar-ee-op-si-deez]. /ˌkær iˈɒp sɪˌdiz/. Botany.a small, one-celled, one-seeded, dry indehiscent fruit with the pericarp adherent to the seed coat, the typical fruit of grasses and grains. Origin of caryopsisFirst recorded in 1820–30; cary(o)- + -opsis Words nearby caryopsiscaryatid, Caryl, Caryn, caryo-, caryophyllaceous, caryopsis, C.A.S., casa, casaba, Casabianca, Casablanca Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for caryopsisBritish Dictionary definitions for caryopsiscaryopsis / (ˌkærɪˈɒpsɪs) / noun plural -ses (-siːz) or -sides (-sɪˌdiːz)a dry seedlike fruit having the pericarp fused to the seed coat of the single seed: produced by the grasses Word Origin for caryopsisC19: New Latin; see karyo-, -opsis Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Scientific definitions for caryopsiscaryopsis [ kăr′ē-ŏp′sĭs ] Plural caryopses (kăr′ē-ŏp′sēz′) caryopsides (kăr′ē-ŏp′sĭ-dēz′)A small, dry, one-seeded fruit of a cereal grass, having the fruit and the seed walls united. Also called grain The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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