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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Concept Breadcrumbs

Fields of Study > anatomy and morphology > plant anatomy > inflorescences > bracts > awns
Fields of Study > botany > plant biology > plant anatomy > inflorescences > bracts > awns
Plant Production, Gardening > botany > plant biology > plant anatomy > inflorescences > bracts > awns
Preferred Term:

awns

Definition:
A bristle-like appendage, especially on the floral bracts of grasses or on the achenes of composites; the "beards" of wheat, rye etc., are awns.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Full
Broader Concept:
bracts
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/300770
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RDF/XMLCreated 2017-05-22, last modified 2019-07-25