Meanings
nounanimated oat (usually uncountable, plural animated oats)
plural animated oats
- uncountableusuallyAvena sterilis, a species of grass weed with edible seeds.
Synonyms: sterile oat, wild oat, wild red oat, winter wild oat
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAvena sterilis, a species of grass weed with edible seeds.
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More synonyms by meaning
nounMediterranean oat held to be progenitor of modern cultivated oat
Similar
wild red oatAvene sterilisAvena sterilis
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
So called because its spikelets can move in response to moisture.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Korean 애니메이션 오트
- 애니메이션 오트 (aenimeisyeon oteu)Avena sterilis, a species of grass weed
Portuguese balanco
- balancoAvena sterilis, a species of grass weed
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APA
animated oat. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/animated%20oat
MLA
“animated oat.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/animated%20oat. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “animated oat,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/animated%20oat.
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