caryopsis
n. (தாவ.) உமியுடன் ஒட்டிய தானிய வகை, முதிரை.
Car`y*op"sis, n.; pl. Caryopses. Etym: [NL., fr. gr. (Bot.) Defn: 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.