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AWNED
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Dictionary entry overview: What does awned mean?
• AWNED (adjective)
The adjective AWNED has 1 sense:
1. having awns i.e. bristlelike or hairlike appendages on the flowering parts of some cereals and grasses
Familiarity information: AWNED used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Having awns i.e. bristlelike or hairlike appendages on the flowering parts of some cereals and grasses
Synonyms:
awned; awny
Context example:
awned wheatgrass
Similar:
bearded (having a growth of hairlike awns)
Antonym:
awnless (lacking or having only very short awns)
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