animated oat

English

Etymology

So called because its spikelets can move in response to moisture.

Noun

animated oat (usually uncountable, plural animated oats)

1. Avena sterilis, a species of grass weed with edible seeds.

Synonyms

• sterile oat, wild oat, wild red oat, winter wild oat

Translations

Avena sterilis, a species of grass weed

• Portuguese: balanco (pt) m