oat grass
oat grass
O o Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [oht gras, grahs]
- /oʊt græs, grɑs/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [oht gras, grahs]
- /oʊt græs, grɑs/
Definitions of oat grass words
- noun oat grass any of several grasses of the genus Arrhenatherum or Danthonia, especially A. elatius, native to Europe, having a purplish-green flowering panicle. 1
- noun oat grass any of various oatlike grasses, esp of the genera Arrhenatherum and Danthonia, of Eurasia and N. Africa 0
- noun oat grass any of various oatlike grasses; esp., any of several grasses (genera Arrhenatherum and Danthonia) growing on hillsides and in woods 0
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Origin of oat grass
First appearance:
before 1570 One of the 33% oldest English words
First recorded in 1570-80
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Oat grass
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
oat grass popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 47% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 57% 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.
oat grass usage trend in Literature
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