oat

pluriel irrégulier

A noun referring to a cereal grain or the plant that produces it, typically used as food for humans or fodder for animals, and most commonly encountered in its plural form 'oats'.

• 🇫🇷Nom désignant la céréale cultivée ou la plante qui la produit, utilisée comme aliment pour les humains ou comme fourrage pour les animaux, et souvent employée au pluriel.

1. Cereal plant A2 formal

   A type of annual grass native to Europe and North Africa, cultivated for its edible grains used as food for humans and fodder for animals.

   • The farmer planted a field of oats this spring.
   • Oats are a hardy crop that can grow in poor soil.
   • The horses were fed a diet of hay and oats.

   🇫🇷Avoine (plante céréalière)

2. Edible grain A2 formal

   The seed of the oat plant, typically processed into rolled oats or oatmeal for human consumption.

   • She cooked a bowl of oatmeal for breakfast.
   • Oats are a good source of fiber and nutrients.
   • He added oats to the cookie recipe for extra texture.

   🇫🇷Avoine (grain comestible)

• oats plural form
• oats' possessive plural form
• oat's possessive singular form