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caryopsis

car·y·op·sis [ kàrree ópsiss ] (plural car·y·op·ses [ kàrree óp sz ] or car·y·op·si·des [ kàrree ópsi dz ])


noun 
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seed of grass: a dry fruit that looks like a seed, borne by grasses and cereal crops such as wheat

[Early 19th century. < modern Latin< Greek karuon "nut" + opsis "appearance"]
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