OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 11089

awn

/ɔːn/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
arista
The bristle or beard of barley, oats, grasses, etc., or any similar bristlelike appendage; arista.
In one exotic genus, Aristida, the awn is compound, having three forks or branches; another exotic genus, Pappophorum, is remarkable in having the flowering glume armed with a doze…
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