awn Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun slender bristlelike appendage found on the bracts of grasses

WordNet

Awn noun
Etymology
OE. awn, agune, from Icel. ögn, pl. agnir; akin to Sw. agn, Dan. avne, Goth. ahana, OHG. agana, G. agen, ahne, chaff, Gr. , AS. egla; prob. from same root as E. acute. See 3d Ear. 1.
Definitions
  1. (Bot.) The bristle or beard of barley, oats, grasses, etc., or any similar bristlelike appendage; arista. Gray.

Webster 1913