cariopsis

Meanings

• noun

  Grain or seed of certain fruits or cereals, especially rice or wheat.

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Variants

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caryopses , caryopsides , caryopsis

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Etymology

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From Latin cariopsis, from cario 'grain' + opsis 'appearance'.

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Trivia

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1. Cariopsis is the edible part of rice and wheat grains.

2. The process of removing the cariopsis from the husk is called 'milling'.

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Related Concepts

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1. grain: Cariopsis is a type of grain.

2. seed: Cariopsis is a type of seed.

3. rice: Cariopsis is the seed of rice.

4. wheat: Cariopsis is the seed of wheat.

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Culture

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In literature, cariopsis is used metaphorically to describe something small and insignificant. In art, rice cariopsis is used as a decorative element. In music, there is a genre of Brazilian music called 'samba de roda' where the cariopsis of coconuts are used as percussion instruments.

How to Memorize "cariopsis"

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   - Imagine a rice grain or a wheat seed.

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   - Associate the word with grains or seeds.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic by remembering the word 'cariopsis' as 'Car I Opsis' where 'Car' represents a car and 'I Opsis' represents the appearance of a car's seed.

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