avenaceous | Word of the Day

May 05, 2019 avenaceous [av-uh-ney-shuhs] adjective 1. of or like oats. word-trends Celebrating 20 Years Of Word Of The Day! word-trends How Does Adding The Word "Possible" Change News WORD OF THE DAY avenaceous continued... QUOTES See birds that know our avenaceous store / Stoop to our hand, and thence repleted soar ... -- H. C. Bunner, "Home, Sweet Home, with Variations: V.," Scribner's Monthly, Vol. 22, 1881 ORIGIN The very rare adjective avenaceous, meaning "of, like, or pertaining to oats," is used only in botany. Avenaceous comes straight from the Latin adjective avēnāceus "made from oats," a derivative of avēna "oats," which comes from the same Proto-Indo-European source as Lithuanian avižà and Slavic (Polish) owies, both meaning "oats." Avenaceous entered English in the 18th century. MORE FOR YOU 1 Can We Call Products "Meat" or "Milk" If They Don't Come From Animals? In our age of meatless chicken nuggets, tofu hot dogs, and faux burgers that "bleed," what constitutes meat today? 2 The Google Effect And More 'Rules' The Internet Created Who needs to stash away names and dates into our longterm memory when we have Google? And, guess what, that phenomenon has a name! 3 Dissent vs. Protest: Why Choosing The Right Word Matters It seems political conflict in the 2010s has put the words dissent and protest at the center of our vocabulary. But are we using them correctly? 4 Why We Need Better Terms For People Who Identify As Two Or More Races Read how Professor Nicole Holliday explains why some individuals and groups that identify as two or more races are sensing a lexical gap for terms they would like for their own their specific racial combination. 5 Does "Spark Joy" Mean The Same Thing In English And Japanese? In the context of the KonMari method, joy goes beyond just happiness. So what does it actually mean in Japanese, then? © 2019 Dictionary.com, LLC. ABOUT CONTACT You are subscribed to the Word of the Day as: matzom229@gmail.com Subscriber since: September 06, 2017 Unsubscribe Dictionary.com, LLC. 555 12th Street Suite 500 Oakland CA 94607 Manage your subscription Terms & Privacy