| 单词 | awn |
| 释义 | awn (once / 17747 pages) n WORD FAMILY awn: awnless, awns, awny USAGE EXAMPLESTake, for example, Syntrichia caninervis, a tiny, delicate desert moss whose leaves are capped with spindly white hairs called "awns." Washington Post(Jun 07, 2016) The researchers found that the moss' leaves have tiny hairs, or awns, that are between 0.02 to 0.08 inches long. The Verge(Jun 07, 2016) But one desert moss has a different trick up its sleeve: a thirst-quenching structure called an awn. Science Magazine(Jun 06, 2016) n slender bristlelike appendage found on the bracts of grasses Hyper beard a tuft or growth of hairs or bristles on certain plants such as iris or grasses |
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