Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

aegilops

aegilops (ej"i*lops or e"ji*lops) , noun

[Latin aegilopis, Greek a'igi`lwps, from a'i`x, gen. a'igo`s, goat + 'w`ps eye.]

1.
(Medicine) An ulcer or fistula in the inner corner of the eye.
2.
(a) (Botany) The great wild-oat grass or other cornfield weed.
(b)
(Botany) A genus of plants, called also hardgrass. [capitalized] — Crabb