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Goat grass
Answer for the clue "Goat grass ", 8 letters:
aegilops
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Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 An ulcer or fistula in the inner angle of the eye. 2 (context obsolete English) The wild-oat or other grass found as a corn-weed.
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Aegilops is a genus of Eurasian and North American plants in the grass family, Poaceae . They are known generally as goatgrasses . Some species are known as invasive weeds in parts of North America .
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
AEgilops \[AE]g"i*lops\, n. [L. aegilopis, Gr. ?, fr. ?, gen. ?, goat + ? eye.] (Med.) An ulcer or fistula in the inner corner of the eye. (Bot.) The great wild-oat grass or other cornfield weed. --Crabb. A genus of plants, called also hardgrass . [1913 ...
Usage examples of aegilops.
Whether a species of grass should be called Aegilops incurva, Aegilops incurvata, or Aegilops ovata may not be a matter that would stir many nonbotanists to passion, but it can be a source of very lively heat in the right quarters.