Aegilops

See also: aegilops and ægilops

Translingual

Etymology

New Latin, from Ancient Greek αἰγίλωψ (aigílōps, haver-grass) (Aegilops neglecta <= Aegilops ovata)

Proper noun

Aegilops f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Poaceae – the goatgrasses.
    • 1995, Romuald Kosina, Tetraploids of the Genus Triticum in the Light of Caryopsis Structure (in English):
      The variation of caryopsis characters in species of Aegilops and wheat diploids is similar to that of wheat tetraploids .
  2. A taxonomic genus within the order Arcoida – extinct ark shells.

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goatgrass
bivalve