Associations to the word «Avena»

Wiktionary

AVENA, proper noun. A taxonomic genus within the family Poaceae   — grasses, including the common oat; the oat grasses.
AVENA SATIVA, proper noun. A taxonomic species within the family Poaceae   — the common oat, widely cultivated.

Dictionary definition

AVENA, noun. Oats.

Wise words

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