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Wild Oat
see synonyms of wild oatNoun
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Wild Oat
see synonyms of wild oatnoun
any of several temperate annual grasses of the genus Avena, esp A. fatua, that grow as weeds and have long bristles on their flower spikes
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Wild Oat
see synonyms of wild oatn.
1. often wild oats Any of various oats that are not cultivated and are often weeds in cereal crops, especially Avena fatua.
2. wild oats Misdeeds and indiscretions committed when young.
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