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caryopsis

/kar-ee-op-sis/US // ˌkær iˈɒp sɪs //UK // (ˌkærɪˈɒpsɪs) //

蝶恋花,颖果,蝶形花,颖悟

Related Words

kernel内核,核心,内心,仁 stone石头,石材,石块,石料 achene安琪儿,安琪拉,安琪尼,疼爱 utricle胞衣,郧阳区,胞弟,郧县

Definitions

n.名词 noun

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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.

Synonyms & Antonyms

as innut

Synonyms

kernel内核,核心,内心,仁 achene安琪儿,安琪拉,安琪尼,疼爱 stone石头,石材,石块,石料 utricle胞衣,郧阳区,胞弟,郧县

Examples

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.

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