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noun Botany.
1.
a bristlelike appendage of a plant, especially on the glumes of grasses.
2.
such appendages collectively, as those forming the beard of wheat, barley, etc.
3.
any similar bristle.
Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English aw(u)n, agune, agene, probably < Scandinavian; compare Old Norse ǫgn, Old Danish aghn husk; replacing and cognate with Old English ægnan; cognate with Gothic ahana, Old High German agana (German Agen, Ahne), Dutch, Frisian agen; OL agna ear of grain, Czech osina awn; Greek ákaina thorn, bristle, ákhnē chaff (< a pre-Hellenic substratum language); < Indo-European *Haeḱ- sharp
1250–1300; Middle English aw(u)n, agune, agene, probably < Scandinavian; compare Old Norse ǫgn, Old Danish aghn husk; replacing and cognate with Old English ægnan; cognate with Gothic ahana, Old High German agana (German Agen, Ahne), Dutch, Frisian agen; OL agna ear of grain, Czech osina awn; Greek ákaina thorn, bristle, ákhnē chaff (< a pre-Hellenic substratum language); < Indo-European *Haeḱ- sharp
Related forms
awned, adjective
awn·less, adjective
un·awned, adjective
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Awn
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| male reproductive structure which produces gametes in ferns, mosses, fungi and algae |
| green coloring of leaves and plants needed for photosynthesis |
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Word Origin & History
awn
"bristly fibers on grain of plants," c.1300, from O.N. ögn, from P.Gmc. *agano (cf. O.E. egenu, O.H.G. agana, Ger. Ahne, Goth. ahana), from PIE *ak-ona- (cf. Skt. asani- "arrowhead," Gk. akhne "husk of wheat," L. acus "chaff," Lith. akuotas "beard, awn"); suffixed form of PIE base *ak- "sharp"
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awn  (ôn) Pronunciation Key
(click for larger image in new window) A slender, bristlelike appendage found on the spikelets of many grasses. |
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