AEGILOPS


Meaning of AEGILOPS in English

ˈējəˌläps, ˈej- noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Greek aigilōps havergrass, Turkey oak ( Quercus cerris ) — more at oak

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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