- wild oat grass
- nouncommon in meadows and pastures• Syn: ↑wild oat, ↑Avena fatua• Hypernyms: ↑oat
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noun1. : wild oat 12. : yellow oat grass3. : a grass of the genus Danthonia
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wild oat — noun common in meadows and pastures • Syn: ↑wild oat grass, ↑Avena fatua • Hypernyms: ↑oat * * * noun 1. a. : a wild grass of the genus Avena: as … Useful english dictionary
Wild oat — Wild Wild, a. [Compar. {Wilder}; superl. {Wildest}.] [OE. wilde, AS. wilde; akin to OFries. wilde, D. wild, OS. & OHG. wildi, G. wild, Sw. & Dan. vild, Icel. villr wild, bewildered, astray, Goth. wilpeis wild, and G. & OHG. wild game, deer; of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Oat grass — Oat Oat ([=o]t), n.; pl. {Oats} ([=o]ts). [OE. ote, ate, AS. [=a]ta, akin to Fries. oat. Of uncertain origin.] 1. (Bot.) A well known cereal grass ({Avena sativa}), and its edible grain, used as food and fodder; commonly used in the plural and in … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
wild oat — wild′ oat′ n. pln any uncultivated species of Avena, esp. a common weedy grass, A. fatua, resembling the cultivated oat • sow one s wild oats Etymology: 1490–1500 … From formal English to slang
oat grass — noun 1. : wild oat 1a 2. : one of several grasses of the genera Danthoina and Trisetum 3. a. Australia : ulla grass … Useful english dictionary
oat grass — any of several grasses of the genus Arrhenatherum or Danthonia, esp. A. elatius, native to Europe, having a purplish green flowering panicle. [1570 80] * * * ▪ plant any of the perennial plants of two genera of grasses, Arrhenatherum and… … Universalium
oat grass — noun Date: 1578 wild oat 1a; broadly any of several grasses resembling the oat … New Collegiate Dictionary
wild oat — noun a grass which is related to the cultivated oat and is found as a weed of other cereals. [Avena fatua.] Phrases sow one s wild oats see oat … English new terms dictionary
wild oat — 1. any uncultivated species of Avena, esp. a common weedy grass, A. fatua, resembling the cultivated oat. 2. a hardy plant, Uvularia sessilifolia, of the lily family, of eastern North America, having deep green, hairy leaves and greenish yellow,… … Universalium
oat grass — noun a wild grass which resembles the oat. [Avenula and other genera.] … English new terms dictionary
