Avena sativa

Definitions of Avena sativa
  1. noun
    widely cultivated in temperate regions for its edible grains
    synonyms: cereal oat
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    type of:
    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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