Definition Of Awn

Awn definition a bristlelike appendage of a plant especially on the glumes of grasses.

Definition of awn.

A fine sheer linen or cotton fabric of plain weave that is thinner than cambric other words from lawn noun 1. Awn 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. Abbreviation award winner named. 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.

One of the slender bristles that terminate the glumes of the spikelet in some cereal and other grasses. Old english ægnan c. On the glumes of grasses. Definition of lawn entry 2 of 2.

Awns are characteristic of many grasses where they extend from the lemmas of the florets. Compare old norse ǫgn husk. Old high german agana gothic ahana old latin agna ear of grain awned adj. Middle english aw u n agune agene probably scandinavian.

Awn boasts the original internet talk radio show designed specifically for military spouses army wife talk radio in its tenth year of broadcasting over 85 000 facebook fans and is one of the longest running military spouse blogging communities. Abbreviation avant window navigator. Awns are characteristic of various plant families including geraniaceae and many grasses poaceae. A bristlelike appendage of a plant esp.

Abbreviation australian wool network.