NOUN | plant | awn | slender bristlelike appendage found on the bracts of grasses |
---|
Meaning | Slender bristlelike appendage found on the bracts of grasses. | |
---|---|---|
Broader | beard | A tuft or growth of hairs or bristles on certain plants such as iris or grasses |
Spanish | arista | |
Adjectives | awny | having awns i.e. bristlelike or hairlike appendages on the flowering parts of some cereals and grasses |
©2001-24 · HyperDic hyper-dictionary · Contact