Definition of "aegilops" in İngilizce

noun

1. An ulcer or fistula in the inner angle of the eye.

   • 1829, Thomas Curtis (editor), The London Encyclopaedia: or, Universal Dictionary of Science, Art, Literature, And Practical Mechanics, Volume I: A to America, If the ægilops be accompanied with an inflammation, it is supposed to take its rise from the abundance of blood, which a plethoric habit discharges on the corner of the eye.

2. (obsolete) Goatgrass (Aegilops spp.) or other grass found as a corn-weed.