wild oat

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wild oat

1. often wild oats An annual Eurasian grass (Avena fatua) related to the cultivated oat. Often used in the plural.

2. wild oats Misdeeds and indiscretions committed when young.

wild oat

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any of several temperate annual grasses of the genus Avena, esp A. fatua, that grow as weeds and have long bristles on their flower spikes

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wild oat - common in meadows and pastures

Avena fatua, wild oat grass

oat - annual grass of Europe and North Africa; grains used as food and fodder (referred to primarily in the plural: `oats')

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