Awn (awned)
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Title
Awn (awned)
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Definition
The terminal extension of the midrib of an organ such as a bract (bearing awns).
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Notes
In the Lecythidaceae, the only known structures that bear awns are cataphylls, bracts, and bracteoles; and, even then, they are rare.
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