wild oat

wild oat
noun Date: 15th century 1. any of several Old World wild grasses (genus Avena); especially a Eurasian annual weed (A. fatua) common in meadows and pastures 2. plural offenses and indiscretions ascribed to youthful exuberance — usually used in the phrase sow one's wild oats

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  • Wild oat — Wild Wild, a. [Compar. {Wilder}; superl. {Wildest}.] [OE. wilde, AS. wilde; akin to OFries. wilde, D. wild, OS. & OHG. wildi, G. wild, Sw. & Dan. vild, Icel. villr wild, bewildered, astray, Goth. wilpeis wild, and G. & OHG. wild game, deer; of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • wild oat — wild′ oat′ n. pln any uncultivated species of Avena, esp. a common weedy grass, A. fatua, resembling the cultivated oat • sow one s wild oats Etymology: 1490–1500 …   From formal English to slang

  • wild oat — noun common in meadows and pastures • Syn: ↑wild oat grass, ↑Avena fatua • Hypernyms: ↑oat * * * noun 1. a. : a wild grass of the genus Avena: as …   Useful english dictionary

  • Wild oat — In strictly botanical usage, Wild Oat refers to several species of oat in the genus Avena: * Avena barbata Slender Wild Oat * Avena fatua Common Wild Oat * Avena sterilis Winter Wild OatThere are many additional meanings derived from the… …   Wikipedia

  • wild oat — tuščioji aviža statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Miglinių šeimos maistinis, pašarinis, vaistinis nuodingas augalas (Avena fatua), paplitęs Europoje, Azijoje ir šiaurės Afrikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Avena fatua angl. spring wild oat; wild oat… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • wild oat grass — noun common in meadows and pastures • Syn: ↑wild oat, ↑Avena fatua • Hypernyms: ↑oat * * * noun 1. : wild oat 1 2 …   Useful english dictionary

  • wild oat — noun a grass which is related to the cultivated oat and is found as a weed of other cereals. [Avena fatua.] Phrases sow one s wild oats see oat …   English new terms dictionary

  • wild oat — 1. any uncultivated species of Avena, esp. a common weedy grass, A. fatua, resembling the cultivated oat. 2. a hardy plant, Uvularia sessilifolia, of the lily family, of eastern North America, having deep green, hairy leaves and greenish yellow,… …   Universalium

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  • One Wild Oat — DVD cover, featuring (Left to right): Robertson Hare, Irene Handl and Stanley Holloway. Directed by Film: Charles Saun …   Wikipedia

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