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The bristle or beard of barley, oats, grasses, etc., or any similar bristlelike appendage; arista.

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  1. n. The bristle or beard of barley, oats, grasses, etc., or any similar bristlelike appendage; arista.
  2. n. slender bristlelike appendage found on the bracts of grasses
  3. The bristle or beard of barley, oats, grasses, etc., or any similar bristlelike appendage; arista. Gray.
  4. The bristle or beard of barley, oats, grasses, etc., or anysimilar bristlelike appendage; arista. Gray.
  5. n slender bristlelike appendage found on the bracts of grasses