About The Word Awn
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Awn
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What's The Definition Of Awn?
[n] slender bristlelike appendage found on the bracts of grasses
Synonyms | Synonyms for Awn: Related Terms | Find terms related to Awn: 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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