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awn

Pronunciation: /ɔːn/
Definition of awn

noun

Botany
  • a stiff bristle, especially one of those growing from the ear or flower of barley, rye, and many grasses.

Derivatives

awned

adjective

Origin:

Old English, from Old Norse ǫgn; related to Swedish agn, Danish avn

awn in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of awn in the US English dictionary
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