Word: caryopsis
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: car
y
op
sis
Definition: A type of fruit in which the fruit skin is stuck to the seed coat; especially the grain of a cereal.
Morphemes:
Affix: caryo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: karyo-
Affix: -opsis
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form taxonomic names, often at the level of genus: resembling in appearance
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ὄψ
Language: grc
Decoded: ops
Meaning: eye
Affix: -σῐς
Language: grc
Decoded: -sis
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Added to verb stems to form abstract nouns or nouns of action, result or process