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awn
[ awn ]
noun
- a bristlelike appendage of a plant, especially on the glumes of grasses.
- such appendages collectively, as those forming the beard of wheat, barley, etc.
- any similar bristle.
awn
/ ɔːn /
noun
- any of the bristles growing from the spikelets of certain grasses, including cereals
awn
/ ôn /
- A slender, bristlelike appendage found on the spikelets of many grasses.
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Derived Forms
- ˈawnless, adjective
- awned, adjective
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Other Words From
- awned adjective
- awnless adjective
- un·awned adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of awn1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of awn1
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Example Sentences
This awn is sensitive to changes in the moisture of the air.
"You go awn and start something—and you'll wisht you hadn't," they heard him croak from the big gate, and chuckled over his wrath.
Go awn and tell him a good, stiff lie, Andy—just to keep him interested while us fellers make a gitaway.
She used to say, "Lawd, chile, you don't know how soovin' it is to jest bust out awn 'casions lake dese!"
Seeds of hermaphrodite flowers quadrangular, crowned by one long awn, and the rudiment of another.
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