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AWNY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does awny mean? 

AWNY (adjective)
  The adjective AWNY has 1 sense:

1. having awns i.e. bristlelike or hairlike appendages on the flowering parts of some cereals and grassesplay

  Familiarity information: AWNY used as an adjective is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


AWNY (adjective)


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)

Derivation:

awn (slender bristlelike appendage found on the bracts of grasses)


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