WILD OAT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does wild oat mean? 

• WILD OAT (noun)
  The noun WILD OAT has 1 sense:

1. common in meadows and pastures

  Familiarity information: WILD OAT used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• WILD OAT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Common in meadows and pastures

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Avena fatua; wild oat; wild oat grass

Hypernyms ("wild oat" is a kind of...):

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