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A characteristic fruit,found in members of family Poaceae in which pericarp

A characteristic fruit, found in members of family Poaceae in which pericarp fused with seed coat is

Options

(a) cypsella
(b) caryopsis
(c) samara
(d) nut

Correct Answer:

caryopsis

Explanation:

A caryopsis (plural caryopses) is a type of simple dry fruit—one that is monocarpellate (formed from a single carpel) and indehiscent (not opening at maturity) and resembles an achene, except that in a caryopsis the pericarp is fused with the thin seed coat.

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