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Avena is a genus of Eurasian and African plants [5] in the grass family. Collectively known as the oats , they include some species which have been cultivated for thousands of years as a food source for humans and livestock. [ 6 ]
The oat (Avena sativa), sometimes called the common oat, is a species of cereal grain grown for its seed, which is known by the same name (usually in the plural). Oats appear to have been domesticated as a secondary crop, as their seeds resembled those of other cereals closely enough for them to be included by early cultivators.
Avena is a beverage prepared with stewed oatmeal, milk, water, cinnamon, clove and sugar consumed in Latin America and Caribbean. Other spices such as allspice, vanilla, nutmeg, ginger, and citrus peel are popular. Avena means oat in the Spanish language. It is somewhat similar to horchata, a sweet nut milk drink from Spain.
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Examples of crops incorporating this word and its variations into their Latin name include: Allium sativum, garlic. Avena sativa, the common oat. Cannabis sativa, one of three forms of cannabis. [5] Castanea sativa, sweet chestnut. Coriandrum sativum, coriander, also known as cilantro, an annual herb. Crocus sativus, the saffron crocus.
The name Aveeno is derived from the scientific name for the common oat, Avena sativa which belongs to the family poaceae. Aveeno was originally made by Rydelle Laboratories, a division of S. C. Johnson & Son, which dropped the Rydelle name in 1989, and was later purchased by Johnson & Johnson in 1999. In 2001, the brand was expanded into the ...
Avena nuda (hulless oat, naked oat [2]) is a species of grass with edible seeds in the oat genus Avena. When threshed , the hull separates quite readily from the grain. [ 3 ]
Avena is a genus of grass plants collectively known as the oats. Avena may also refer to: Places. Avena, formerly an independent village, now a frazione (municipal ...