oat grass

noun

: wild oat sense 1a
broadly : any of several grasses resembling the oat

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Barley grass, oat grass, and wheat grass are found in many fruit and vegetable powders. Miranda Galati, Verywell Health, 3 Sep. 2024 No Vegan: Yes Flavors: Green Apple Sorbet Third-Party Tested: No Active Ingredients: Wheatgrass, oat grass, chlorella, spirulina, kale, broccoli, green bell pepper, cabbage, lemon, mint, isomalto-oligosaccharise, and acacia gum. Kelsey Kunik, Rd, Health, 29 Dec. 2023 Some grass species in these habitats include red oat grass and Rhodes grass in tropical savannas, and purple needlegrass and galleta in temperate areas. Christina Nunez, National Geographic, 22 June 2019

Word History

First Known Use

1578, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of oat grass was in 1578

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“Oat grass.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oat%20grass. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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