groats
groats definition
groats (grōts)
plural noun
hulled, or hulled and coarsely cracked, grain, esp. wheat, buckwheat, oats, or barley
Etymology: ME grotes < OE grotan, pl.: for IE base see grit
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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