- wild oats
- n.youthful excesses
to sow one's wild oats
* * *['youthful excesses'] to sow one's wild oats
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wild oats
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Wild Oats — or wild oats can refer to the following:* Any wild species of grasses belonging to the genus Avena , which also includes the cereal oat ( A. sativa ). * Wild Oats Markets, a natural foods and farmers market chain of stores in North America. * A… … Wikipedia
wild oats — n. ☆ 1. a woodland plant (Uvularia sessilifolia) of the lily family, with small, drooping, yellowish flowers, native to E North America 2. any of several wild grasses (genus Avena); esp., the wild progenitor ( A. fatua) of the cultivated oat,… … Universalium
wild oats — n. ☆ 1. a woodland plant (Uvularia sessilifolia) of the lily family, with small, drooping, yellowish flowers, native to E North America 2. any of several wild grasses (genus Avena); esp., the wild progenitor ( A. fatua) of the cultivated oat,… … English World dictionary
Wild oats — Oat Oat ([=o]t), n.; pl. {Oats} ([=o]ts). [OE. ote, ate, AS. [=a]ta, akin to Fries. oat. Of uncertain origin.] 1. (Bot.) A well known cereal grass ({Avena sativa}), and its edible grain, used as food and fodder; commonly used in the plural and in … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
wild oats — /waɪld ˈoʊts/ (say wuyld ohts) plural noun 1. Also, black oats, wild oat. any uncultivated species of the genus Avena, especially A. fatua, a common grass or weed resembling the cultivated oat. 2. dissolute behaviour in one s youth. –phrase 3.… …
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To sow one's wild oats — Wild Wild, a. [Compar. {Wilder}; superl. {Wildest}.] [OE. wilde, AS. wilde; akin to OFries. wilde, D. wild, OS. & OHG. wildi, G. wild, Sw. & Dan. vild, Icel. villr wild, bewildered, astray, Goth. wilpeis wild, and G. & OHG. wild game, deer; of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
wild oats — noun any of various plants of the genus Uvularia having yellowish drooping bell shaped flowers • Syn: ↑bellwort, ↑merry bells • Hypernyms: ↑flower • Hyponyms: ↑strawflower, ↑cornflower, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
