Aegilops
noun
Ae·gi·lops
ˈē-jə-ˌläps,
ˈe-
in some classifications
: a genus of grasses sometimes used to include the presumed wild ancestors of domestic wheat which are now usually placed in the genus Triticum
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Greek aigilōps havergrass, Turkey oak (Quercus cerris)
First Known Use
1777, in the meaning defined above
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