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In [[botany]], a '''caryopsis''' is a type of simple dry [[fruit]]. The caryopsis is popularly called a [[grain]] and is the fruit typical of the family ''[[Poaceae]]'' (or ''Gramineae''), such as [[wheat]], [[rice]], and [[maize|corn]].