awny

An obsolete adjective meaning 'one-sided' or 'uneven', or describing something that is crooked or askew.

• 🇩🇪Veraltetes Adjektiv, das 'einseitig' oder 'ungleichmäßig' bedeutet oder etwas Krummes bzw. Schiefes beschreibt.

1. Having awns C2 formal scientific

   Describing a plant, especially a cereal or grass, that possesses bristle-like or hair-like appendages on its flowering parts.

   • The botanist identified the awny variety of barley in the field.
   • Many wild grasses are awny, which helps in seed dispersal.
   • The awny spikes of the wheat plant are a key identifying feature.

   🇩🇪Grannen habend

   Synonyme: awnedbearded