oats
n.
crushed hulled oats
oat
n.
cereal grass cultivated for its seed; seed of the oat plant, oats
Oat
Oats redirects here. It may mean either the common cereal oat discussed here, or any cultivated or wild species of the
genus Avena. The common oat plant (Avena sativa) is a
species of
cereal grain grown for its seed, which is known by the same name (usually in the plural, unlike other grains). While oats are suitable for human consumption as
oatmeal and
rolled oats, one of the most common uses is as
livestock feed. Oats make up a large part of the diet of
horses and are regularly fed to
cattle as well. Oats are also used in some brands of dog and
chicken feed.
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oat
Noun
1. annual grass of Europe and North Africa; grains used as food and fodder (referred to primarily in the plural: `oats')
(hypernym) cereal, cereal grass
(hyponym) cereal oat, Avena sativa
(member-holonym) Avena, genus Avena
2. seed of the annual grass Avena sativa (spoken of primarily in the plural as `oats')
(hypernym) grain, food grain, cereal
(part-holonym) cereal oat, Avena sativa
(classification) plural, plural form
Oats
(pl. )
of Oat
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
About
Oats
To dream that oats hold the vision, portends a variety of good things. The farmer will especially advance in fortune and domestic harmony.
To see decayed oats, foretells that sorrow will displace bright hopes.
Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted, or "What's in a dream": a scientific and practical exposition; By Gustavus Hindman, 1910. For the open domain e-text see:
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