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avenaceous

[ av-uh-ney-shuhs ]

adjective

, Botany.
  1. of or like oats.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of avenaceous1

First recorded in 1765–75; from Latin avēnāceus, equivalent to avēn(a) “oats” + -āceus -aceous

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Example Sentences

I gathered a viviparous avenaceous grass (what this was cannot be ascertained).

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