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AEgilops

AEgilops \[AE]g"i*lops\, n. [L. aegilopis, Gr. ?, fr. ?, gen. ?, goat + ? eye.]

  1. (Med.) An ulcer or fistula in the inner corner of the eye.

  2. (Bot.)

    1. The great wild-oat grass or other cornfield weed.
      --Crabb.

    2. A genus of plants, called also hardgrass. [1913 Webster] ||

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aegilops

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.

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Aegilops

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.

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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.