Oats

noun

/ˈəʊts/

Word Frequency: 2.1

Definitions

1.nounWidely cultivated cereal grass, typically Avena sativa.

"The main forms of oat are meal and bran."

2.nounAny of the numerous species, varieties, or cultivars of any of several similar grain plants in genus Avena.

"The wild red oat is thought to be the ancestor of modern food oats."

3.noun(usually as plural) The seeds of the oat, a grain, harvested as a food crop.

4.nounA simple musical pipe made of oat-straw.

5.nounA mass of oat plants (genus Avena, especially Avena sativa).

"Oats are in the north corner of the farm."

6.nounSeeds of an oat plant, especially prepared as food.

"Oats are good for you."

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