noun
awn; glume
Botanical term for the bristle-like appendage (awn) or the bract (glume) of grasses and grains. Rare in everyday language; typically encountered in agricultural or botanical texts.
稲の穎は、籾の先端にある細い突起です。
The awn of rice is the slender projection at the tip of the husk.
小麦の穎は品種によって長さが異なる。
The awn length of wheat varies by variety.
芒 is a more common term for 'awn' in everyday and agricultural contexts, while 穎 is rarer and more technical.
The kanji 穎 is composed of 禾 (grain) and 頃 (approximate time), but the exact historical derivation is uncertain. It is used in Chinese and Japanese botanical terminology for the awn or glume of grains.