Associations to the word «Awned»

Wiktionary

AWNED, adjective. Furnished with an awn, or long bristle-shaped tip; bearded.

Dictionary definition

AWNED, adjective. Having awns i.e. bristlelike or hairlike appendages on the flowering parts of some cereals and grasses; "awned wheatgrass".

Wise words

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