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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