awn
(noun) slender bristlelike appendage found on the bracts of grasses
Source: WordNet® 3.1
awn (plural awns)
The bristle or beard of barley, oats, grasses, etc, or any similar bristlelike appendage; arista.
• 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
9 May 2025
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