In botany, a "'caryopsis "'( plural "'caryopses "') is a type of simple dry fruit & mdash; one that is monocarpellate ( formed from a single carpel ) and indehiscent ( not opening at maturity ) and resembles an achene, except that in a caryopsis the pericarp is fused with the thin seed coat.
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In botany, a "'caryopsis "'( plural "'caryopses "') is a type of simple dry fruit & mdash; one that is monocarpellate ( formed from a single carpel ) and indehiscent ( not opening at maturity ) and resembles an achene, except that in a caryopsis the pericarp is fused with the thin seed coat.
