Ægilops
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
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- n ægilops In pathology, goat-eye; a tumor, abscess, or other affection of the inner angle (canthus) of the eye; sometimes, a fistula lacrymalis or other affection of the lacrymal duct. In a mild form, it is simply a swelling of the lacrymal papilla, and is very common.
- n ægilops In botany, a genus of grasses allied to Triticum, or wheat-grass, growing wild in the south of Europe and parts of Asia. It is believed by many botanists to be the origin of cultivated wheat.
- n ægilops A species of oak, Quercus Ægilops; the valonia-oak of the Levant.
- n ægilops A genus of lamellibranchs.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
L. aegilopis, Gr. , fr. , gen. , goat + eye