Slender Wild Oat (Noun)
Meaning
Oat of southern Europe and southwestern Asia.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- Avena barbata is also known as the slender wild oat native to southern Europe and southwestern Asia.
- Slender wild oat Avena barbata was collected and later identified from herbarium specimens in Italy.
- It's common to see Avena barbata, the slender wild oat growing alongside rural roadsides and near grassy pastures in Mediterranean climates.
- During archeological research it was determined the inhabitants had access to an assortment of foodstuffs, which included grains of slender wild oat Avena barbata.
- Although lesser-known today Avena barbata the slender wild oat may be harvested to obtain nutrient rich flour as one can process with traditional techniques in antiquity.