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
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The first known use of Aegilops was in 1777
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