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Definition of Avena sativa
1. Noun. Widely cultivated in temperate regions for its edible grains.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Avena Sativa
Literary usage of Avena sativa
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Handbook of Practical Botany for the Botanical Laboratory and Private Student by Eduard Strasburger (1887)
"Starch from Avena sativa. A, a compound grain ; B, its component grains (x 540).
Of quite peculiar appearance are the starch-grains in the latex (milk) of ..."
2. The Journal of Heredity by American Genetic Association (1914)
"The section of Avena sativa characterized by non-articulate flowers which are
... Avena sativa has retained all the characters of its ancestor, A. fatua. ..."
3. New, Old, and Forgotten Remedies by Edward Pollock Anshutz (1900)
"prescribe Aur. mur. nat. simply as an excellent nervine, following Niemeyer, it
occasionally does good, but generally leaves me in the lurch. Avena sativa. ..."
4. Bulletin by United States Bureau of Plant Industry, Division of Plant Industry, Queensland (1907)
"Avena sativa. Oat. Yellow. (No. 1.) 10356. Avena sativa. Oat. Gray. (No. 2. ...
Avena sativa. Oat. White. (No. 5.) 10359. Avena sativa. Oat. White. (No. 6. ..."
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