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Awn

Awn Meaning & Definition
Awn Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Awn?

[n] slender bristlelike appendage found on the bracts of grasses

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See Also | beard

Awn In Webster's Dictionary

\Awn\, n. [OE. awn, agune, from Icel. ["o]gn, pl. agnir; akin to Sw. agn, Dan. avne, Goth. ahana, OHG. agana, G. agen, ahne, chaff, Gr. ?, AS. egla; prob. from same root as E. acute. See 3d {Ear}. ?1.] (Bot.) The bristle or beard of barley, oats, grasses, etc., or any similar bristlelike appendage; arista. --Gray.

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