Annual grass of Europe and North Africa, grains used as food and fodder (referred to primarily in the plural: `oats')
English: oat
oatEnglish
oat, Avena sativa, cereal oat
Noun
Seed of the annual grass Avena sativa (spoken of primarily in the plural as `oats')
English: oat
Widely cultivated in temperate regions for its edible grains
English: cereal oat, Avena sativa
Less certain link between this word and this sense.