WILD OATS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does wild oats mean? • WILD OATS (noun)
The noun WILD OATS has 1 sense:
1. any of various plants of the genus Uvularia having yellowish drooping bell-shaped flowers
Familiarity information: WILD OATS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• WILD OATS (noun)
Meaning:
Any of various plants of the genus Uvularia having yellowish drooping bell-shaped flowers
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
bellwort; merry bells; wild oats
Hypernyms ("wild oats" is a kind of...):
flower (a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "wild oats"):
cornflower; strawflower; Uvularia grandiflora (plant of southern and southeastern United States grown for its yellow flowers that can be dried)
Holonyms ("wild oats" is a member of...):
genus Uvularia; Uvularia (genus of perennial rhizomatous herb of southern and southeastern United States)
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