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AWNY

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Having awns i.e. bristlelike or hairlike appendages on the flowering parts of some cereals and grasses

Example:

awned wheatgrass

Synonyms:

awned; awny

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

bearded (having a growth of hairlike awns)

Derivation:

awn (slender bristlelike appendage found on the bracts of grasses)

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