Oat
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈəʊt/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Oat is a noun meaning (uncountable) Widely cultivated cereal grass, typically Avena sativa.
Meaning
(uncountable) Widely cultivated cereal grass, typically Avena sativa.
More Meanings
- (countable) Any of the numerous species, varieties, or cultivars of any of several similar grain plants in genus Avena.
- (usually as plural) The seeds of the oat, a grain, harvested as a food crop and for animal feed.
- A simple musical pipe made of oat-straw.
- The tiniest amount; a whit or jot.
- Alternative letter-case form of OAT.
Example Sentences
The oat stalks made good straw.
World trade in oat is increasing.
The main forms of oat are meal and bran.
The wild red oat is thought to be the ancestor of modern food oats.
Word Forms
- oats
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include oatmeal, corn, bran, grain, phytochrome, tao.
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