"animated oat" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: animated oats [plural]
Etymology: So called because its spikelets can move in response to moisture. Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} animated oat (usually uncountable, plural animated oats)
  1. Avena sterilis, a species of grass weed with edible seeds. Wikipedia link: animated oat Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (lifeform): Poeae tribe grasses Synonyms: sterile oat, wild oat, wild red oat, winter wild oat Translations (Avena sterilis, a species of grass weed): balanco [masculine] (Portuguese)

Inflected forms

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