wild oat

noun

any uncultivated species of Avena, especially a common weedy grass, A. fatua, resembling the cultivated oat.

a hardy plant, Uvularia sessilifolia, of the lily family, of eastern North America, having deep green, hairy leaves and greenish-yellow, tubular flowers.

Idioms for wild oat

sow one's wild oats, to have a youthful fling at reckless and indiscreet behavior, especially to be promiscuous before marriage.

Origin of wild oat

First recorded in 1490–1500

Words nearby wild oat

wild madder, wild man, wild mandrake, wild monkshood, wild mustard, wild oat, wild oats, wild olive, wild orange, wild pansy, wild parsley

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Example sentences from the Web for wild oat

The Itinerary may well have been the production of his muse during his London wild-oat days.
Literary Celebrities of the English Lake-District|Frederick Sessions
If one could have it now in the wild-oat season; but that isn't to be expected.
Norston's Rest|Ann S. Stephens
Those of you who live near wild-rice or wild-oat marshes have a good chance to become acquainted with this Rail.
Birds Illustrated by Color Photography [August, 1897]|Various
Get your wild-oat sowing done as soon as possible and come back.
A Tatter of Scarlet|S. R. Crockett

British Dictionary definitions for wild oat

wild oat

noun

any of several temperate annual grasses of the genus Avena, esp A. fatua, that grow as weeds and have long bristles on their flower spikes

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单词	wild oat
释义	wild oat noun any uncultivated species of Avena, especially a common weedy grass, A. fatua, resembling the cultivated oat. a hardy plant, Uvularia sessilifolia, of the lily family, of eastern North America, having deep green, hairy leaves and greenish-yellow, tubular flowers. Idioms for wild oat sow one's wild oats, to have a youthful fling at reckless and indiscreet behavior, especially to be promiscuous before marriage. Origin of wild oat First recorded in 1490–1500 Words nearby wild oat wild madder, wild man, wild mandrake, wild monkshood, wild mustard, wild oat, wild oats, wild olive, wild orange, wild pansy, wild parsley Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for wild oat The Itinerary may well have been the production of his muse during his London wild-oat days. Literary Celebrities of the English Lake-District\|Frederick Sessions If one could have it now in the wild-oat season; but that isn't to be expected. Norston's Rest\|Ann S. Stephens Those of you who live near wild-rice or wild-oat marshes have a good chance to become acquainted with this Rail. Birds Illustrated by Color Photography [August, 1897]\|Various Get your wild-oat sowing done as soon as possible and come back. A Tatter of Scarlet\|S. R. Crockett British Dictionary definitions for wild oat wild oat noun any of several temperate annual grasses of the genus Avena, esp A. fatua, that grow as weeds and have long bristles on their flower spikes Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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