Definition Of Awn

This often makes the hairy appearance of the grass synfloresce.

Definition of awn.

Awn in botany an awn is either a hair or bristle like appendage on a larger structure or in the case of the asteraceae a stiff needle like element of the pappus. Old high german agana gothic ahana old latin agna ear of grain awned adj. Awns are characteristic of various plant families including geraniaceae and many grasses poaceae. Compare old norse ǫgn husk.

Awns are characteristic of many grasses where they extend from the lemmas of the florets. One of the slender bristles that terminate the glumes of the spikelet in some cereal and other grasses. Any of the bristles growing from the spikelets of certain grasses including cereals meaning pronunciation translations and examples. A bristlelike appendage of a plant esp.

Definition of lawn entry 2 of 2. Middle english aw u n agune agene probably scandinavian. Awn definition a bristlelike appendage of a plant especially on the glumes of grasses. Old english ægnan c.

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Abbreviation award winner named.