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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
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Origin and Etymology of aegilops
New Latin, from Greek aigilōps havergrass, Turkey oak (Quercus cerris)
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