AVENA

Avena, genus Avena

(noun) oats

Source: WordNet® 3.1


A*ve"na, n. Etym: [L.] (Bot.)

Definition: A genus of grasses, including the common oat (Avena sativa); the oat grasses.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

30 November 2023

RESUSCITATOR

(noun) a breathing apparatus used for resuscitation by forcing oxygen into the lungs of a person who has undergone asphyxia or arrest of respiration


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