HyperDic: caryopsis

English > 1 sense of the word caryopsis:
NOUNplantcaryopsis, graindry seed-like fruit produced by the cereal grasses
English > caryopsis: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaningdry seed-like fruit produced by the cereal grasses: e.g. wheat, barley, Indian corn.
Synonymgrain
Narroweramaranthseed of amaranth plants used as a native cereal in Central and South America
barleycornA grain of barley
kernelA single whole grain of a cereal
ryeThe seed of the cereal grass
wheat berryA grain of wheat
BroaderseedA small hard fruit
Spanishcariópside, grano
Catalancariòpside, cariopsi, gra

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