animated oat

animated oat
an oat, Avena sterilis, of the Mediterranean region, having spikelets that twist or move when exposed to sudden moisture, due to the hygroscopic action of the awns.

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  • animated oat — noun Mediterranean oat held to be progenitor of modern cultivated oat • Syn: ↑wild red oat, ↑Avene sterilis • Hypernyms: ↑oat * * * noun : an oat grass (Avena sterilis) marked by movements of the spikelets caused by twisting of the awns through… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Animated oats — Oat Oat ([=o]t), n.; pl. {Oats} ([=o]ts). [OE. ote, ate, AS. [=a]ta, akin to Fries. oat. Of uncertain origin.] 1. (Bot.) A well known cereal grass ({Avena sativa}), and its edible grain, used as food and fodder; commonly used in the plural and in …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Oat — ([=o]t), n.; pl. {Oats} ([=o]ts). [OE. ote, ate, AS. [=a]ta, akin to Fries. oat. Of uncertain origin.] 1. (Bot.) A well known cereal grass ({Avena sativa}), and its edible grain, used as food and fodder; commonly used in the plural and in a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Oat fowl — Oat Oat ([=o]t), n.; pl. {Oats} ([=o]ts). [OE. ote, ate, AS. [=a]ta, akin to Fries. oat. Of uncertain origin.] 1. (Bot.) A well known cereal grass ({Avena sativa}), and its edible grain, used as food and fodder; commonly used in the plural and in …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Oat grass — Oat Oat ([=o]t), n.; pl. {Oats} ([=o]ts). [OE. ote, ate, AS. [=a]ta, akin to Fries. oat. Of uncertain origin.] 1. (Bot.) A well known cereal grass ({Avena sativa}), and its edible grain, used as food and fodder; commonly used in the plural and in …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • wild red oat — noun Mediterranean oat held to be progenitor of modern cultivated oat • Syn: ↑animated oat, ↑Avene sterilis • Hypernyms: ↑oat * * * noun : an oat (Avena sterilis) of the Mediterranean region sometimes held to be the progenitor of the modern… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Avena sterilis — ID 9096 Symbol Key AVST Common Name animated oat Family Poaceae Category Monocot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Introduced to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution CA, NJ, OR, PA Growth Habit Graminoid Durati …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • Avena sterilis — Taxobox name = Winter wild oat regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Liliopsida ordo = Poales familia = Poaceae genus = Avena species = A. sterilis binomial = Avena sterilis binomial authority = L. Avena sterilis (Animated oat,… …   Wikipedia

  • Avene sterilis — noun Mediterranean oat held to be progenitor of modern cultivated oat • Syn: ↑wild red oat, ↑animated oat • Hypernyms: ↑oat …   Useful english dictionary

  • Avena sterilis L. — Symbol AVST Common Name animated oat Botanical Family Poaceae …   Scientific plant list

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