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awns

awns is the plural of awn.

Meaning of awn

Noun

awn (plural awns)

  1. 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 dozen or more awns.1909, William Hutchinson, Handbook of Grasses, page 12

Questions about awns

What is awns the plural of?
Awns is the plural of awn.

Words near awns in the dictionary

  1. awnlessness
  2. awnlet
  3. awnlets
  4. awnlike
  5. awnry
  6. awns
  7. awntient
  8. awny
  9. awoke
  10. awoken
  11. awokening

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