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CARIOPSE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-05-16
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Plant Biology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- caryopsis
1, record 1, English, caryopsis
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- grain 2, record 1, English, grain
correct
- kernel 3, record 1, English, kernel
correct
- KRNL 4, record 1, English, KRNL
correct
- KRNL 4, record 1, English, KRNL
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A simple, dry, one-seeded indehiscent fruit, with the pericarp firmly united all around the seed coat [as in wheat and other plants of the grass family (Poaceae)] 1, record 1, English, - caryopsis
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
caryopsides: plural. 5, record 1, English, - caryopsis
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
In botanical language a grain of a cereal plant is not a "seed" but a "fruit" of the kind called caryopsis. 6, record 1, English, - caryopsis
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
kernel; KRNL: term and abbreviation used at the Canadian Grain Commission. 7, record 1, English, - caryopsis
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Biologie végétale
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- caryopse
1, record 1, French, caryopse
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- grain 2, record 1, French, grain
correct, masculine noun
- KRNL 3, record 1, French, KRNL
correct, masculine noun
- KRNL 3, record 1, French, KRNL
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Fruit indéhiscent simple, sec, à une seule graine, dont le péricarpe est fermement uni [...] au spermoderme; c’est le fruit caractéristique des graminées [Poaceae]. 4, record 1, French, - caryopse
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
grain; KRNL : terme et abréviation en usage à la Commission canadienne des grains. 5, record 1, French, - caryopse
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Biología vegetal
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- grano
1, record 1, Spanish, grano
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- cariópside 1, record 1, Spanish, cari%C3%B3pside
correct, feminine noun
- cariopse 1, record 1, Spanish, cariopse
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Una cariópside o cariopse, es un tipo de fruto simple, similar al aquenio, formado a partir de un único carpelo, seco e indehiscente. En ella el integumento y el pericarpio se han fusionado, formando una piel protectora. Llamada también "grano", es el tipo de fruto típico de las gramíneas (Poaceae) o cereales; el trigo (Triticum spp.), el arroz (Oryza sativa) y el maíz (Zea mays) forman cariópsides. En muchos casos, las "cáscaras" que protegen a estos frutos son los restos de las brácteas florales que los recubren; en sí, el integumento se ha incorporado a la parte que se consume. 1, record 1, Spanish, - grano
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