Caryopsis

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1. Noun

A one-celled, dry, indehiscent fruit, with a thin membranous pericarp, adhering closely to the seed, so that fruit and seed are incorporated in one body, forming a single grain, as of wheat, barley, etc.

2. Noun

dry seed-like fruit produced by the cereal grasses: e.g. wheat, barley, Indian corn
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