Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

caryopsis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.01 in modern English

Syllables: cary-op-sis
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of fruit in which the fruit skin is stuck to the seed coat; especially the grain of a cereal.

Example Sentences

"The variation of caryopsis characters in species of Aegilops and wheat diploids is similar to that of wheat tetraploids ."

Etymology

From caryo- + -opsis.

Inflected Forms

caryopses (plural) caryopsides (plural)

Synonyms

grain

Questions

What does caryopsis mean?: A type of fruit in which the fruit skin is stuck to the seed coat; especially the grain of a cereal.
Where does caryopsis come from?: From caryo- + -opsis.

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