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(uncountable) Widely cultivated cereal grass, typically Avena sativa. / (countable) Any of the numerous species, varieties, or cultivars of any of several similar grain plants in genus Avena.

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oat

IPA(Pronunciation)

/əʊt/

Noun

uncountable countable as plural usually

(uncountable) Widely cultivated cereal grass, typically Avena sativa. / (countable) Any of the numerous species, varieties, or cultivars of any of several similar grain plants in genus Avena.

Japanese Meaning

オート麦：広く栽培される穀物用の草本植物（主にAvena sativa）を指す。 / アベナ属に属する複数の種、品種、栽培変種を含む穀物植物全般を指す。

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Oat is a nutritious cereal that grows well in cool climates and is often used in porridge and granola.

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燕麦は栄養価の高い穀物で、冷涼な気候でよく育ち、オートミールやグラノーラによく使われます。

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(uncountable) Widely cultivated cereal grass, typically Avena sativa.

The oat stalks made good straw.

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Sense（2）

(countable) Any of the numerous species, varieties, or cultivars of any of several similar grain plants in genus Avena.

The wild red oat is thought to be the ancestor of modern food oats.

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Sense（3）

(usually as plural) The seeds of the oat, a grain, harvested as a food crop.

The point is, except in Scotland, people eat comparatively few oats. Scotland's another story, though you'll have to decide how seriously to take it. The way the story goes is that in eastern Scotland, the unmarried plowmen didn't eat anything but oats and milk, except for an occasional potato.

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