Definitions
seed of the annual grass Avena sativa (spoken of primarily in the plural as ‘oats’)
Word origin
Inherited from Middle English ote, from Old English āte, from Proto-West Germanic *aitā, from Proto-Germanic *aitǭ (“swelling; gland; nodule”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eyd- (“to swell”). See English atter (“poison”).
Used in a sentence
“The oat stalks made good straw.”
“The main forms of oat are meal and bran.”
“World trade in oat is increasing.”
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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Cereal grain”3 letters
02“Horse feed”3 letters
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