avenaceous

 [av-uh-ney-shuhs]  

av·e·na·ceous

   [av-uh-ney-shuhs]
adjective Botany.
of or like oats.
Origin:
1765–75; < Latin avēnāceus, equivalent to avēn(a) oats + -āceus -aceous
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Avenaceous is always a great word to know.
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sexual form of a haploid plant in the alternation of generations
green coloring of leaves and plants needed for photosynthesis
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