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Aegilops [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

A tumor in the corner of the eye, and a plant so called.

Aegilops [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

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

2. The great wild-oat grass or other cornfield weed.

3. A genus of plants, called also hardgrass.