AWN
awn
(noun) slender bristlelike appendage found on the bracts of grasses
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
awn (plural awns)
The bristle or beard of barley, oats, grasses, etc, or any similar bristlelike appendage; arista.
Anagrams
• NWA, WAN, Wan, naw, wan, wan-
Source: Wiktionary
Awn, n. Etym: [OE. awn, agune, from Icel. ögn, pl. agnir; akin to Sw.
agn, Dan. avne, Goth. ahana, OHG. agana, G. agen, ahne, chaff, Gr.
egla; prob. from same root as E. acute. See 3d Ear. (Bot.)
Definition: The bristle or beard of barley, oats, grasses, etc., or any
similar bristlelike appendage; arista. Gray.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition