In strictly botanical usage, Wild Oat refers to several species of oat in the genus
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There are many additional meanings derived from the expression "to sow 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 — 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
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… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Her Wild Oat — Infobox film name=Her Wild Oat caption=Colleen Moore as Mary Brown director=Marshall Neilan producer =John McCormick writer= Gerald C. Duffy Howard Irving Young (story) George Marion Jr. (titles) starring=Colleen Moore cinematography=George J.… … Wikipedia
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