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Definition of Oat
1. Noun. Annual grass of Europe and North Africa; grains used as food and fodder (referred to primarily in the plural: 'oats').
Group relationships: Avena, Genus Avena
Specialized synonyms: Avena Sativa, Cereal Oat, Avena Fatua, Wild Oat, Wild Oat Grass, Avena Barbata, Slender Wild Oat, Animated Oat, Avene Sterilis, Wild Red Oat
Generic synonyms: Cereal, Cereal Grass
Specialized synonyms: Avena Sativa, Cereal Oat, Avena Fatua, Wild Oat, Wild Oat Grass, Avena Barbata, Slender Wild Oat, Animated Oat, Avene Sterilis, Wild Red Oat
Generic synonyms: Cereal, Cereal Grass
2. Noun. Seed of the annual grass Avena sativa (spoken of primarily in the plural as 'oats').
Language type: Plural, Plural Form
Generic synonyms: Cereal, Food Grain, Grain
Group relationships: Avena Sativa, Cereal Oat
Generic synonyms: Cereal, Food Grain, Grain
Group relationships: Avena Sativa, Cereal Oat
Definition of Oat
1. n. A well-known cereal grass (Avena sativa), and its edible grain; -- commonly used in the plural and in a collective sense.
Definition of Oat
1. Noun. A widely cultivated cereal grass, ''Avena sativa''. ¹
2. Noun. Any of several similar grain plants. ¹
3. Noun. (often pluralized) The seeds of the oat, harvested as a food crop. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Oat
1. a cereal grass [n -S]