aegilops \aeg"i*lops\ ([e^]j"[i^]*l[o^]ps or
[e^]"j[i^]*l[o^]ps), n. [L. aegilopis, Gr. a'igi`lwps, fr.
a'i`x, gen. a'igo`s, goat + 'w`ps eye.]
1. (Med.) An ulcer or fistula in the inner corner of the eye.
[Written also {egilops}] AS
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2. (Bot.)
(a) The great wild-oat grass or other cornfield weed.
--Crabb.
(b) [capitalized] A genus of plants, called also
{hardgrass}. [Written also {egilops}]
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