Dictionary Entry
caryopsis
caryopsis is a 9-letter English word with 2 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: 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. Face value is 16 in Scrabble and 17 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
9 letters · Scrabble 16 · Words With Friends 17 · 2 senses
Definitions
- 1noun
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.
- 2noun
dry seed-like fruit produced by the cereal grasses: e.g. wheat, barley, Indian corn
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