Awn

[ɔ:n]

(noun.) slender bristlelike appendage found on the bracts of grasses.

Edited by Bertram--From WordNet

(n.) The bristle or beard of barley, oats, grasses, etc., or any similar bristlelike appendage; arista.

Checker: Terrance

n. a scale or husk: beard of corn or grass.—adjs. Awned; Awn′less; Awn′y.

Inputed by Liza