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



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