awn

Term Information

Accession
PO:0025349
Aspect
plant anatomy
Synonyms
related: seta
related: setae
exact: arista
exact: arista (Spanish)
exact: 芒 (Japanese)
broad: bristle
Definition
A cardinal organ part that is a slender, more or less straight and stiff, fine-pointed, terminal or subterminal appendage of a glume, lemma, or palea. [source: FNA:glossary]
Comment
Found in a spikelet of Poaceae. Sometimes the awn is a continuation of the bearing structure's central primary vein.

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