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