oat-likeadj.

Brit.

/ˈəʊtlʌɪk/, U.S.

/ˈoʊtˌlaɪk/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: oat n., -like suffix.

Etymology: < oat n. + -like suffix.

1. Resembling an oat plant, or that of an oat plant.

ΚΠ

1702 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 23 1257 This is easily known from the other Schænanths in having hollow Oat-like husks.

1830 J. Baxter Libr. Agric. & Hort. Knowl. 247 Tall oat-like soft-grass, Holcus avenaceus.

1862 R. F. Burton City of Saints (ed. 2) xiii. 488 A plentiful supply of bunch-grass, whose dark seeds it was difficult to husk out of the oat-like capsules.

1918 F. W. Hilgendore Pasture Plants & Pastures N.Z. ii. 42 Snow Grass (Danthonia raoulii)..has broad leaves shining below, and feathery oat-like heads.

1991 Pract. Gardening Dec. 32/3 The giant Stipa gigantea keeps its plumes of oat-like flowers for months.

2. Like or resembling an oat grain.

ΚΠ

1853 Sci. Amer. 18 June 320/3 Cicadæ..laying 40 oat-like eggs, and leaping 50 feet.

1882 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 173 643 Its abdominal scales are also narrower and more pointed, approaching in this to the oat-like form of those of Hylerpeton.

1937 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) B. 228 118 The greater part of this operculum..is strengthened by a series of very small oat-like scales.

Compounds

oat-like grass n. any of various grasses that resemble the oat; (originally) spec. false oat grass, Arrhenatherum elatius, or other member of the genus Arrhenatherum (now rare or disused).

ΚΠ

1835 W. J. Hooker Brit. Flora I. 42 Arrhenatherum, Oat-like grass.

1853 H. Stephens Farmer's Guide II. 256/2 The oat-like grass, commonly called knot-grass.

1865 J. Buckman Sci. & Pract. Farm Cultiv. 66 The Oat-like Grass (Arrhenatherum avenaceum, fig. 24)..is still too common in poor soils.

1902 N.E.D. at Oat Oat-like grass, Arrhenatherum avenaceum, considered by Linnæus an Avena.

1942 Jrnl. Ecol. 30 115 The amazing giant oat-like grass, Trichopteryx superba.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	oat-like
释义	oat-likeadj. Brit. /ˈəʊtlʌɪk/, U.S. /ˈoʊtˌlaɪk/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: oat n., -like suffix. Etymology: < oat n. + -like suffix. 1. Resembling an oat plant, or that of an oat plant. ΚΠ 1702 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 23 1257 This is easily known from the other Schænanths in having hollow Oat-like husks. 1830 J. Baxter Libr. Agric. & Hort. Knowl. 247 Tall oat-like soft-grass, Holcus avenaceus. 1862 R. F. Burton City of Saints (ed. 2) xiii. 488 A plentiful supply of bunch-grass, whose dark seeds it was difficult to husk out of the oat-like capsules. 1918 F. W. Hilgendore Pasture Plants & Pastures N.Z. ii. 42 Snow Grass (Danthonia raoulii)..has broad leaves shining below, and feathery oat-like heads. 1991 Pract. Gardening Dec. 32/3 The giant Stipa gigantea keeps its plumes of oat-like flowers for months. 2. Like or resembling an oat grain. ΚΠ 1853 Sci. Amer. 18 June 320/3 Cicadæ..laying 40 oat-like eggs, and leaping 50 feet. 1882 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 173 643 Its abdominal scales are also narrower and more pointed, approaching in this to the oat-like form of those of Hylerpeton. 1937 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) B. 228 118 The greater part of this operculum..is strengthened by a series of very small oat-like scales. Compounds oat-like grass n. any of various grasses that resemble the oat; (originally) spec. false oat grass, Arrhenatherum elatius, or other member of the genus Arrhenatherum (now rare or disused). ΚΠ 1835 W. J. Hooker Brit. Flora I. 42 Arrhenatherum, Oat-like grass. 1853 H. Stephens Farmer's Guide II. 256/2 The oat-like grass, commonly called knot-grass. 1865 J. Buckman Sci. & Pract. Farm Cultiv. 66 The Oat-like Grass (Arrhenatherum avenaceum, fig. 24)..is still too common in poor soils. 1902 N.E.D. at Oat Oat-like grass, Arrhenatherum avenaceum, considered by Linnæus an Avena. 1942 Jrnl. Ecol. 30 115 The amazing giant oat-like grass, Trichopteryx superba. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1702
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