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').


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

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]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Oat

oarweed
oarweeds
oary
oases
oasification
oasis
oasislike
oasitic
oast
oast house
oast houses
oasthouse
oasthouse urine disease
oasthouses
oasts
oat (current term)
oat cell
oat cell cancer
oat cell carcinoma
oat milk
oatcake
oatcakes
oaten
oater
oaters
oath-ring
oathable

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