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common wild oat

common wild oat noun: a plant of species Avena fatua, native to Eurasia, introduced elsewhere, sometimes considered a noxious weed.

common wild oat: a plant of species Avena fatua, native to Eurasia, introduced elsewhere, sometimes considered a...
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Noun

common wild oat (plural common wild oats)

  1. A plant of species Avena fatua, native to Eurasia, introduced elsewhere, sometimes considered a noxious weed.

Forms of common wild oat

pluralcommon wild oats

Questions about common wild oat

What does common wild oat mean?
Common wild oat means a plant of species Avena fatua, native to Eurasia, introduced elsewhere, sometimes considered a noxious weed.
What part of speech is common wild oat?
Common wild oat is a noun.
What is the plural of common wild oat?
The plural of common wild oat is common wild oats.

Words near common wild oat in the dictionary

  1. common whitebeam
  2. common whitebeams
  3. common whitefish
  4. common whitethroat
  5. common whitethroats
  6. common wild oat
  7. common wild oats
  8. common wild quinine
  9. common wire
  10. common wires
  11. common wombat

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