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caryopsis

Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-001077

The fruit of a grass; a grain. The seed and fruit are united, the seed adhering to the thin pericarp, or outer covering of the fruit, throughout.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AGR-001077
FieldAgriculture and food
SubjectAnimals, Livestock, One Health
Synonymsgrain (fruit type)
ReferencesGlossary of Botanical Terms, USDA; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary
See alsoindehiscent fruits
TranslationsSpanish: cariópside
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-001077",
  "term": "caryopsis",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "The fruit of a grass; a grain. The seed and fruit are united, the seed adhering to the thin pericarp, or outer covering of the fruit, throughout.",
  "synonyms": [
    "grain (fruit type)"
  ],
  "subject": "Animals, Livestock, One Health",
  "see_also": [
    "indehiscent fruits"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Glossary of Botanical Terms, USDA",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "cariópside"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/caryopsis/"
}

Record 1,077 of 6,908 in Agriculture and food terminology (MLC-0114). Request the full dataset.