oat meaning

Pronunciation:   "oat" in a sentence
Noun: oat  owt
  1. Annual grass of Europe and North Africa; grains used as food and fodder (referred to primarily in the plural: 'oats') 
  2. Seed of the annual grass Avena sativa (spoken of primarily in the plural as 'oats')

Derived forms: oats

See also: oaten

Type of: cereal, cereal grass, food grain, grain

Part of: Avena, Avena sativa, cereal oat, genus Avena

Encyclopedia: Oat


[Medicine]
A plant species of the family POACEAE that is widely cultivated for its edible seeds.

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  1. he sowed all his wild oats before he married.
  2. oats have been notorious for disease problems.
  3. he has been a bit off his oats since his illness.
  4. the farmers here grow wheat, oats and clover.
  5. wheat and oats are of the same family, but of different genera.

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