| 单词 | awn |
| 释义 | awn —awned, adj. —awnless, adj. /awn/, n. Bot. 1. a bristlelike appendage of a plant, esp. on the glumes of grasses. 2. such appendages collectively, as those forming the beard of wheat, barley, etc. 3. any similar bristle. [1250-1300; ME aw(u)n, agune, agene, prob. < Scand; cf. ON ogn, ODan aghn husk; r. and c. OE aegnan; c. Goth ahana, OHG agana (G Agen, Ahne), D, Fris agen; OL agna ear of grain, Czech osina awn; Gk ákaina thorn, bristle, ákhne chaff ( < a pre-Hellenic substratum language); < IE *Haek- sharp] |
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