Synonyms for caryopsis
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : kar-ee-op-sis |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˌkær iˈɒp sɪs |
Définition of caryopsis
- As in nut : noun seed of fruit, vegetable
- Caryopsis grooved, blunt and more tightly held in the palea.
- Extract from : « Grasses » by H. Marshall Ward
- The caryopsis is very narrow, and the rachilla long and feathered with hairs.
- Extract from : « Grasses » by H. Marshall Ward
- The caryopsis is shorter and more ovoid than in other Bromes.
- Extract from : « Grasses » by H. Marshall Ward
- In Lolium and Agropyrum the caryopsis is still more wheat-like and grooved.
- Extract from : « Grasses » by H. Marshall Ward
- Caryopsis 7-8 mm., less flattened than in Bromus, with a shallow groove.
- Extract from : « Grasses » by H. Marshall Ward
- The caryopsis is, however, much more slender than in Agropyrum.
- Extract from : « Grasses » by H. Marshall Ward
- Ovary 1-celled, 1-ovuled, forming a seed-like grain (caryopsis) in fruit.
- Extract from : « The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States » by Asa Gray
- Cariopsis, or Caryopsis, the one-seeded fruit or grain of Grasses, 121.
- Extract from : « The Elements of Botany » by Asa Gray
- Although typical grasses form a caryopsis as described, exceptions occur.
- Extract from : « Grasses » by H. Marshall Ward
- When the word Caryopsis is employed, I mean it strictly in the botanical sense explained above.
- Extract from : « Grasses » by H. Marshall Ward
Antonyms for caryopsis
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