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awny

awny

9.9
Having small, stiff bristles on the flower or seed head like many grasses
  • adjective
  • /ˈɔːni/
  • Specialized
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  • The botanist identified the species as awny due to its prominent bristles on the seed heads.

Examples

  • Researchers collected several awny grasses from the meadow for their experiment.

  • This wheat variety is particularly awny.

  • Compared to other varieties, this wheat is more awny, making it distinctive among local crops.

  • The awny grass swayed gently in the breeze.

  • The botanist identified the species as awny due to its prominent bristles on the seed heads.

  • Researchers collected several awny grasses from the meadow for their experiment.

  • Compared to other varieties, this wheat is more awny, making it distinctive among local crops.

Synonyms

awned
vsawny
  • Specialized
9.9

Having thin, stiff hairs on parts of grasses like wheat and barley

is written without the -ed ending as a simple adjectival form

Antonyms

awnless
  • Specialized
9.9

Having no long stiff hairs on the seed heads of grasses like wheat or barley

How Awned

awny
  • Specialized
9.9
awnless
  • Specialized
9.9

Surface Forms

awny positive

Morphology

awny = awn (transparent) = awn + y

Formed regularly from the noun 'awn' with the adjectival suffix '-y' meaning 'having awns', so the meaning follows directly from the base.

Etymology

Awny comes from the noun awn, a little 'bristle' on grasses, plus the suffix -y meaning 'having', just like in hairy or leafy. So awny simply means 'having bristles' on the flowering parts or seed heads of grasses.