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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 grasses
Familiarity information: AWNY 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)
Derivation:
awn (slender bristlelike appendage found on the bracts of grasses)
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