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bn:00007512n

Noun Concept

Categories: Plant morphology, Botany stubs

awn Arista Beard of grain hair-point

Slender bristlelike appendage found on the bracts of grasses WordNet 3.0

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Slender bristlelike appendage found on the bracts of grasses WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

In botany, an awn is either a hair- or bristle-like appendage on a larger structure, or in the case of the Asteraceae, a stiff needle-like element of the pappus. Wikipedia

In botany, an awn is either a hair- or bristle-like appendage on a larger structure, or in the case of the Asteraceae, a stiff needle-like element of the pappus. In grasses awns typically extend from the lemmas of the florets. Wikidata

The bristle or beard of barley, oats, grasses, etc., or any similar bristlelike appendage; arista. Wiktionary

The bristle or beard of certain plants. Wiktionary (translation)

IS A

beard

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awned

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plant morphology

WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

awn

Wikipedia

awn (botany)