genus Avena

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genus Avena - oats Avenaplant genus - a genus of plantsfamily Graminaceae, family Gramineae, family Poaceae, Graminaceae, Gramineae, grass family, Poaceae - the grasses: chiefly herbaceous but some woody plants including cereals; bamboo; reeds; sugar caneoat - annual grass of Europe and North Africa; grains used as food and fodder (referred to primarily in the plural: `oats')