winter oats

American  

noun

(used with a singular or plural verb)

1. oats that are planted in the autumn to be harvested in the spring or early summer.

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Example Sentences

Cover crops, also called green manure, include grains such as winter oats and cereal rye.

From Seattle Times

In the northern part of the region, peanut crops were being harvested and winter oats and wheat crops were mostly planted in the Atascosa County area.

From Washington Times

With their strong, arched necks and stiff, clipped manes — white with a black stripe down the middle — the Fjords look like proud warriors, their big heads bobbing in concert as they keep pace down the field of winter oats.

From New York Times

Winter oats killed; many have sown again.

From Project Gutenberg

Buck or beech wheat, and winter oats,—thought to be a very useful product,—are regarded also as green crops, when eaten on the land; and so, indeed, may any crop be considered, which is used in this way.

From Project Gutenberg