genus Aegilops

Thesaurus

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genus Aegilops - goat grass Aegilopsliliopsid genus, monocot genus - genus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seedfamily Graminaceae, family Gramineae, family Poaceae, Graminaceae, Gramineae, grass family, Poaceae - the grasses: chiefly herbaceous but some woody plants including cereals; bamboo; reeds; sugar caneAegilops triuncalis, goat grass - European grass naturalized as a weed in North America; sharp-pointed seeds cause injury when eaten by livestock