HyperDic: awny

English > 1 sense of the word awny:
ADJECTIVEallawny, awnedhaving awns i.e. bristlelike or hairlike appendages on the flowering parts of some cereals and grasses
English > awny: 1 sense > adjective 1
MeaningHaving awns i.e. bristlelike or hairlike appendages on the flowering parts of some cereals and grasses.
Synonymawned
NarrowerbeardedHaving a growth of hairlike awns
Oppositeawnlesslacking or having only very short awns
Nounsawnslender bristlelike appendage found on the bracts of grasses

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