aegilops Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun goat grass
    genus Aegilops.

WordNet

Æg"i*lops noun (Also<
  • AEgilops
  • Ægilops
  • Egilops
)
Etymology
L. aegilopis, Gr. , fr. , gen. , goat + eye.
Definitions
  1. (Med.) An ulcer or fistula in the inner corner of the eye.
  2. (Bot.) (a) The great wild-oat grass or other cornfield weed. Crabb. (b) A genus of plants, called also hardgrass.

Webster 1913