Awl snail
any tiny, usually white land snail of the family subulinidae, some introduced species being pests of hothouse flowers.
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a small, stemless aquatic plant, subularia aquatica, of the mustard family, having slender, sharp-pointed leaves and minute white flowers. noun a small stemless aquatic plant, subularia aquatica, of the n hemisphere, having slender sharp-pointed leaves and minute, often submerged, white flowers: family br-ssicaceae (crucifers)
- Awless
aweless. displaying no awe; unawed. not to be awed; fearless. rude; impertinent.
- Awned
a bristlelike appendage of a plant, especially on the glumes of gr-sses. such appendages collectively, as those forming the beard of wheat, barley, etc. any similar bristle. historical examples the reader is probably acquainted with the fescue gr-ss, with its awned flowers arranged in one-sided panicles. the sea sh-r- william s. furneaux agropyrum repens is […]
- Awner
a machine for cutting the awns from grain.
- Awning deck
a weather deck supported on very light scantlings.