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river oats

river oats noun: grass of species Chasmanthium latifolium, native to central and southeastern United States.

river oats: grass of species Chasmanthium latifolium, native to central and southeastern United States
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Noun

river oats (countable and uncountable, plural river oats)

  1. Grass of species Chasmanthium latifolium, native to central and southeastern United States.
    Synonyms:
    Uniola latifolia, woodoats, Indian woodoats, northern wood-oats, northern sea oats, sea oats, inland sea oats, fish-on-a-fishing-pole

Synonyms of river oats

  • Uniola latifolia
  • woodoats
  • Indian woodoats
  • northern wood-oats
  • northern sea oats
  • sea oats
  • inland sea oats
  • fish-on-a-fishing-pole

Forms of river oats

pluralriver oats

Questions about river oats

What does river oats mean?
River oats means grass of species Chasmanthium latifolium, native to central and southeastern United States.
What part of speech is river oats?
River oats is a noun.
What is the plural of river oats?
The plural of river oats is river oats.

Words near river oats in the dictionary

  1. river mouth
  2. river mouths
  3. River Mumma
  4. river mussel
  5. river mussels
  6. river oats
  7. River of Doubt
  8. River of Ponds
  9. river otter
  10. river otters
  11. river pear

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