oat-grass
91Haver grass — Haver Hav er, n. [D. haver; akin to G. haber.] The oat; oats. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] [1913 Webster] {Haver bread}, oaten bread. {Haver cake}, oaten cake. Piers Plowman. {Haver grass}, the wild oat. {Haver meal}, oatmeal. [1913 Webster] …
92Swine grass — Swine Swine, n. sing. & pl. [OE. swin, AS. sw[=i]n; akin to OFries. & OS. swin, D. zwijn, G. schwein, OHG. sw[=i]n, Icel. sv[=i]n, Sw. svin, Dan. sviin, Goth. swein; originally a diminutive corresponding to E. sow. See {Sow}, n.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any… …
93water oat — Rice Rice, n. [F. riz (cf. Pr. ris, It. riso), L. oryza, Gr. ???, ???, probably from the Persian; cf. OPers. br[=i]zi, akin to Skr. vr[=i]hi; or perh. akin to E. rye. Cf. {Rye}.] (Bot.) A well known cereal grass ({Oryza sativa}) and its seed.… …
94Swine oat — Swine Swine, n. sing. & pl. [OE. swin, AS. sw[=i]n; akin to OFries. & OS. swin, D. zwijn, G. schwein, OHG. sw[=i]n, Icel. sv[=i]n, Sw. svin, Dan. sviin, Goth. swein; originally a diminutive corresponding to E. sow. See {Sow}, n.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any… …
95wild 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 …
96wild 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 …
97cereal grass — noun grass whose starchy grains are used as food: wheat; rice; rye; oats; maize; buckwheat; millet • Syn: ↑cereal • Derivationally related forms: ↑cereal (for: ↑cereal) • …
98spike-grass — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : any of several American maritime grasses having large or conspicuous spikelets: as a. : sea oat; also : any of several related grasses of the genus Uniola b. : salt grass …
99wild 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,… …
100red oat — noun 1. : an oat (Avena byzantina) with red hulls especially adapted to warm climates 2. : red grass …
