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The recipe used oat flour.
What does Oat mean?
An oat is a small grain used for food.
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A grain used as food, especially in oatmeal, cereal, and animal feed.
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She ate warm oatmeal made from oats.
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Farmers grow oat crops for food, cereal, and animal feed.
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Oat means a small grain used for food.
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MeaningOat means An oat is a small grain used for food.
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meatUse for animal flesh used as food, not a grain.
fruitUse for sweet plant food with seeds.
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