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aegilopses

aegilopses is the plural of aegilops.

Meaning of aegilops

Noun

aegilops (plural aegilopses)

  1. An ulcer or fistula in the inner angle of the eye.
    • If the ægilops be neglected, it bursts, and degenerates into a fistula, which eats into the bone.1823, Encyclopaedia Britannica, 6th edition, volume 2, page 205
  2. (obsolete) Goatgrass (Aegilops spp.) or other grass found as a corn-weed.

Questions about aegilopses

What is aegilopses the plural of?
Aegilopses is the plural of aegilops.

Words near aegilopses in the dictionary

  1. aegid
  2. aegides
  3. Aegidius
  4. aegids
  5. aegilops
  6. aegilopses
  7. Aegina
  8. Aeginetan
  9. Aeginetans
  10. Aeginetic
  11. aegipan

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