wild oat

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [wahyld oht]
- /waɪld oʊt/
- /waɪld əʊt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [wahyld oht]
- /waɪld oʊt/

Definitions of wild oat words

noun wild oat any uncultivated species of Avena, especially a common weedy grass, A. fatua, resembling the cultivated oat. 1
noun wild oat a hardy plant, Uvularia sessilifolia, of the lily family, of eastern North America, having deep green, hairy leaves and greenish-yellow, tubular flowers. 1
idioms wild oat sow one's wild oats, to have a youthful fling at reckless and indiscreet behavior, especially to be promiscuous before marriage. 1
noun wild oat Botany; often in the plural 1
noun wild oat any of several temperate annual grasses of the genus Avena, esp A. fatua, that grow as weeds and have long bristles on their flower spikes 0

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Origin of wild oat

First appearance:

before 1490

One of the 26% oldest English words

First recorded in 1490-1500

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Parts of speech for Wild oat

noun

adjective

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adverb

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preposition

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determiner

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wild oat popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 53% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

wild oat usage trend in Literature

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