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A one-celled, dry, indehiscent fruit, with a thin membranous pericarp, adhering closely to the seed, so that fruit and seed are incorporated in one body, forming a single grain, as of wheat, barley, etc.

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  1. n. A one-celled, dry, indehiscent fruit, with a thin membranous pericarp, adhering closely to the seed, so that fruit and seed are incorporated in one body, forming a single grain, as of wheat, barley, etc.
  2. n. dry seed-like fruit produced by the cereal grasses: e.g. wheat, barley, Indian corn
  3. A one-celled, dry, indehiscent fruit, with a thin membranous pericarp, adhering closely to the seed, so that fruit and seed are incorporated in one body, forming a single grain, as of wheat, barley, etc.
  4. A one-celled, dry, indehiscent fruit, with a thin membranouspericarp, adhering closely to the seed, so that fruit and seed areincorporated in one body, forming a single grain, as of wheat,barley, etc.
  5. n dry seed-like fruit produced by the cereal grasses: e.g. wheat, barley, Indian corn