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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
  1. 1

    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

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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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