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animated oat

animated oat noun: avena sterilis, a species of grass weed with edible seeds.

Noun

animated oat (usually uncountable, plural animated oats)

  1. (usually) Avena sterilis, a species of grass weed with edible seeds.
    Synonyms:
    sterile oat, wild oat, wild red oat, winter wild oat

Synonyms of animated oat

Forms of animated oat

pluralanimated oats

Origin of animated oat

So called because its spikelets can move in response to moisture.

Questions about animated oat

What does animated oat mean?
Animated oat means avena sterilis, a species of grass weed with edible seeds.
What part of speech is animated oat?
Animated oat is a noun.
What is the plural of animated oat?
The plural of animated oat is animated oats.

Words near animated oat in the dictionary

  1. animatable
  2. animate
  3. animated
  4. animated cartoon
  5. animated cartoons
  6. animated oat
  7. animated oats
  8. animatedly
  9. animatedness
  10. animately
  11. animateness

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