oat

A2
Pronunciation
/əʊt/
Noun
4 definition(s)
1 Definition

Widely cultivated cereal grass, typically Avena sativa.

Example Sentences
  • The main forms of oat are meal and bran.
2 Definition

Any of the numerous species, varieties, or cultivars of any of several similar grain plants in genus Avena.

Example Sentences
  • The wild red oat is thought to be the ancestor of modern food oats.
3 Definition

(usually as plural) The seeds of the oat, a grain, harvested as a food crop.

4 Definition

A simple musical pipe made of oat-straw.