What is long or stiff hairs on a plant; the awn; as, the beard of grain called?
beard — (Bot.) Long or stiff hairs on a plant; the awn; as, the beard of grain. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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