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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Slender bristlelike appendage found on the bracts of grasses
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("awn" is a kind of...):
beard (a tuft or growth of hairs or bristles on certain plants such as iris or grasses)
Derivation:
awny (having awns i.e. bristlelike or hairlike appendages on the flowering parts of some cereals and grasses)
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