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Aegilops

noun
Ae·​gi·​lops | \ ˈē-jə-ˌläps, ˈe-\

Definition of Aegilops

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

First Known Use of Aegilops

1777, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for Aegilops

New Latin, from Greek aigilōps havergrass, Turkey oak (Quercus cerris)

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