sea oats

noun

plural in form but singular or plural in construction

: a tall grass (Uniola paniculata) that has panicles resembling those of the oat, grows chiefly on the coast of the southern U.S., and is useful as a sand binder

also : a related plant (Chasmanthium latifolium synonym U. latifolia) chiefly of the eastern U.S.

Word History

First Known Use

1879, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for sea oats

• banknotes
• connotes
• denotes
• devotes
• endnotes
• footnotes
• gunboats
• headnotes
• houseboats
• keynotes
• lifeboats
• promotes