Barley vs. Awn

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Difference Between Barley and Awn
Barleynoun
A cereal of the species Hordeum vulgare, or its grains, often used as food or to make beer and other malted drinks.
Awnnoun
The bristle or beard of barley, oats, grasses, etc., or any similar bristlelike appendage; arista.
Barleynoun
a grain of barley
Awnnoun
slender bristlelike appendage found on the bracts of grasses
Barleynoun
cultivated since prehistoric times; grown for forage and grain
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