The delicate spinous process, or ‘beard,’ that terminates the grain-sheath of barley, oats, and other grasses; extended in Botany to any similar…
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释义 | the world > plants > part of plant > hair or bristle > [noun] > awn or bristly growth (3) awna1300 The delicate spinous process, or ‘beard,’ that terminates the grain-sheath of barley, oats, and other grasses; extended in Botany to any similar… beardc1450 Botany. A prickle, bristle, hair, or hair-like appendage, or a tuft or set of these, found on a part of a plant; esp. the awn of a grass or the… mustachios1605 In plural. The hairs or bristles around the mouth of certain animals; esp. the whiskers of a cat. Also: the beard or awn of certain grasses. Obsolete. |
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