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Meaning of AEGILOPS

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  goat grass
 
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 Synonyms: genus Aegilops
 
 See Also: Aegilops triuncalis, family Graminaceae, family Gramineae, family Poaceae, goat grass, Graminaceae, Gramineae, grass family, liliopsid genus, monocot genus, Poaceae

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\[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.)
   (a) The great wild-oat grass or other cornfield weed.
       --Crabb.
   (b) A genus of plants, called also {hardgrass}.
 
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