HyperDic: awn

English > 1 sense of the word awn:
NOUNplantawnslender bristlelike appendage found on the bracts of grasses
English > awn: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningSlender bristlelike appendage found on the bracts of grasses.
BroaderbeardA tuft or growth of hairs or bristles on certain plants such as iris or grasses
Spanisharista
Adjectivesawnyhaving awns i.e. bristlelike or hairlike appendages on the flowering parts of some cereals and grasses

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