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Definition: Aegilops

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. Goat grass.[Wordnet]
2. An ulcer or fistula in the inner corner of the eye.[Websters]
3. The great wild-oat grass or other cornfield weed.[Websters]
4. A genus of plants, called also hardgrass.[Websters].

Sources: WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "Aegilops" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references)

Etymology:AEgilops \[AE]g"i*lops\, noun. [Latin expression aegilopis, Greek, from, gen., goat eye.]. (references)

Specialty Definition: Aegilops

Domain Definition
Noah Webster [Noun] A tumor in the corner of the eye, and a plant so called.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary.
Wikipedic Aegilops is a genus of plants belonging to the family Graminaceae. Various members of the genus are classed as agricultural weeds, e.g. Goat grass. (references)
Wiktionary 1: [Noun] (obsolete) The wild-oat or other grass found as a corn-weed. (references)
  2: [Noun] A genus of grass, Aegilops, native to southern Europe. (references)
  3: [Noun] A species of Oak, Quercus aegilops. (references)
  4: [Noun] An ulcer or fistula in the inner angle of the eye. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Common Expressions: Aegilops

Expressions Definition
Aegilops triuncalis European grass naturalized as a weed in North America; sharp-pointed seeds cause injury when eaten by livestock. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
Genus Aegilops Goat grass. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

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Extended Definition: Aegilops

Aegilops

Aegilops
Aegilops speltoides
Aegilops speltoides
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Genus: Aegilops
L.
Species

About 27, See text.


Aegilops is a genus of plants generally known as goatgrasses and belonging to the grass family, Poaceae. There are about 23 species and numerous sub species in the genus. Various members of the genus are classed as agricultural weeds. Growing through the winter, they resemble winter wheat. They are able to hybridize with various types of wheat and are sometimes classified as members of the wheat genus, Triticum.

Aegilops tauschii (also known as Aegilops squarrosa) is important in wheat genetics as a parent of common wheat, Triticum aestivum.

Selected species:

  • Aegilops bicornis
  • Aegilops columnaris
  • Aegilops comosa
  • Aegilops crassa - Persian goatgrass
  • Aegilops cylindrica - jointed goatgrass
  • Aegilops juvenalis
  • Aegilops kotschyi - ovate goatgrass
  • Aegilops longissima
  • Aegilops lorentii - Lorent's goatgrass
  • Aegilops neglecta - three-awned goatgrass
  • Aegilops searsii - Sears' goatgrass
  • Aegilops speltoides
  • Aegilops tauschii - Tausch's goatgrass
  • Aegilops triuncialis - barbed goatgrass
  • Aegilops umbellulata
  • Aegilops ventricosa

Trivia

This is the longest English word where the letters are alphabetically ordered.

External links

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Topics by Level of Interest: Aegilops

Topics sorted by level of Interest Level (1=low, 600=high)     Topics sorted Alphabetically Level (1=low, 600=high)
Aegilops speltoides 6     Aegilops 6
Aegilops 6     Aegilops bicornis 5
Aegilops kotschyi 5     Aegilops columnaris 4
Aegilops cylindrica 5     Aegilops crassa 4
Aegilops bicornis 5     Aegilops cylindrica 5
Aegilops longissima 5     Aegilops juvenalis 4
Aegilops umbellulata 4     Aegilops kotschyi 5
Aegilops triuncialis 4     Aegilops longissima 5
Aegilops crassa 4     Aegilops speltoides 6
Aegilops juvenalis 4     Aegilops triuncialis 4
Aegilops columnaris 4     Aegilops umbellulata 4
Aegilops ventricosa 4     Aegilops ventricosa 4

Source: the editor, created by/for EVE to gauge likely levels of human interest in linguistically triggered topics (compiled across various sources, such as Wikipedia and specialty expression glosses).

Synonyms: Aegilops
Position Synonyms (sorted by strength)

Other

 egilops.

Expression

 genus aegilops, goat grass.
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