oat

n. cereal grass cultivated for its seed; seed of the oat plant, oats

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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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

(n.)
A well-known cereal grass (Avena sativa), and its edible grain; -- commonly used in the plural and in a collective sense.
  

(n.)
A musical pipe made of oat straw.
  

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