avenaceous

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adjective

Belonging to, or resembling, oats or the oat grasses.

Scrabble 15

Meanings

adjectiveavenaceous (comparative more avenaceous, superlative most avenaceous)

comparative more avenaceous · superlative most avenaceous

  1. Belonging to, or resembling, oats or the oat grasses.

Origin

  1. Latinavena
  2. Englishavenaceous

Latin avena + -aceous

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APA

avenaceous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/avenaceous

MLA

“avenaceous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/avenaceous. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “avenaceous,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/avenaceous.

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