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WILD OATS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Any of various plants of the genus Uvularia having yellowish drooping bell-shaped flowers
Synonyms:
bellwort; merry bells; wild oats
Classified under:
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)