Dictionary entry

Ægilops

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Æg″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.