oat vs wild oat
wild oat vs oatoat and wild oat both are nouns.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| oat | Yes | No | No | No |
| wild oat | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
wild oat is a hyponym of
oat; that is, wild oat is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
oat:
- oat: annual grass of Europe and North Africa; grains used as food and fodder (referred to primarily in the plural: `oats')
- wild oat: common in meadows and pastures
Other hyponyms of oat include
Avena sativa, cereal oat, Avena fatua, wild oat grass, Avena barbata, slender wild oat, animated oat, Avene sterilis, wild red oat.
| oat (noun) | wild oat (noun) |
|---|---|
| seed of the annual grass Avena sativa (spoken of primarily in the plural as `oats') | common in meadows and pastures |
| annual grass of Europe and North Africa; grains used as food and fodder (referred to primarily in the plural: `oats') |
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