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. a cereal grass [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Oat

oarsmen
oarswoman
oarswomen
oarweed
oarweeds
oary
OAS
oases
oasis
oast
oasthouse
oasthouses
oasthouse urine disease
oasts
oast house
oat (current term)
oatcake
oatcakes
oaten
oater
oaters
Oates
oath
oath
oathable
oaths
oatlike
oatmeal
oatmeal
oatmeal-tomato paste agar

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