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Definition of Caryopses
1. caryopsis [n] - See also: caryopsis
Lexicographical Neighbors of Caryopses
Literary usage of Caryopses
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Forest Tree Seed Health: : Health for Germplasm Conservationby Jack R. Sutherland, Patricia Berjak, Marlene Diekmann by Jack R. Sutherland, Patricia Berjak, Marlene Diekmann (2002)
"Those authors, who termed the technique 'cathodic protection' showed a dramatic
improvement in vigour and viability retention of the caryopses during ..."
2. Arboretum Et Fruticetum Britannicum: Or, The Trees and Shrubs of Britain by John Claudius Loudon (1838)
"... and their ovaries are lenticular, with a solitary erect ovule. The fruit
consists of hardened bracts, enclosing the small caryopses, ..."
3. The Micrographic Dictionary: A Guide to the Examination and Investigation of by John William Griffith, Arthur Henfrey (1883)
"The seeds, or rather caryopses, are remarkably firm, being of a horny texture in
the outer part of the substance, ..."
4. A Text-book of Mycology and Plant Pathology by John William Harshberger (1917)
"Claviceps is a genus of fungous parasites found in the developing caryopses of
various grasses. Its conidial stage was formerly known as ..."
5. Cyclopedia of American Agriculture: A Popular Survey of Agricultural by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1907)
"The caryopses or kernels of corn (Fig. 596), resulting from the act of fertilization,
are arranged in even- numbered rows on the fleshy axis, or cob, ..."
6. Fire Effects Information System: User’s Guide by William C. Fischer, Melanie Miller, Cameron M. Johnston, Jane K. Smith (1998)
"The inflorescence is an open panicle bearing 6 to 13 caryopses [34,36,38,43,68] .
Roots may be shallow [61], or surprisingly deep for an annual. ..."
7. The Book of the Garden by Charles McIntosh (1855)
"... the female ones, which are the most numerous, and more central, are transformed
into as many caryopses as there seems to be seeds. ..."
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