awnless

Without grain whiskers

Awnless describes grain or grass varieties lacking awns—the bristle-like extensions that project from the seed heads of wheat, barley, and similar plants.

Awnless varieties are often preferred for livestock feed because the bristles can irritate animals' mouths: awnless barley, awnless wheat.

botany

smooth

Without roughness or difficulty

huskless · sleek · hulled · polished · clean · streamlined · unbearded · hairless

grains

wheat

Cereal crop for flour

  • barleyGrain for malt
  • oatsCereal grain for porridge
  • ryeHardy cereal crop

rice · cereal · kernel · seed · cultivar · variety · hull · chaff · threshing · milling

breeding

cultivar

Bred plant variety

trait · genetics · mutation · domestication · seed stock · improved · development · propagation

Opposites
presence of awns/bristles

awnlessawned

Having seed bristles

bearded · bristled · spiny · bristly · whiskered

Family

awning, awnings, awn, awned

Familiarity
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Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G