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noun


(1)   Slender bristlelike appendage found on the bracts of grasses
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Probably from (Danish ); compare Old High German (German ), Gothic ; akin to Latin (n., gen. aceris), tiny remnants from milling.

Noun



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