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Also Known As	Avena sativa

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oats; Avena sativa

Dictionary page showing Samuel Johnson's 1755 definition of oats, including the remark that in England oats are fed to horses but in Scotland they support the people, with literary quotations.

cross section of the oat grain

Black and white botanical illustrations of four grain plants: millet (Panicum miliaceum), oats (Avena sativa), barley (Hordeum distichon), and sorghum (Sorghum vulgare), each labeled with its common and scientific name.

Observe the germination and growth of oat

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