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Definitions

Noun

1. 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."

2. 2
   Goatgrass (Aegilops spp.) or other grass found as a corn-weed. obsolete

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genus aegilops

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"If the ægilops be neglected, it bursts, and degenerates into a fistula, which eats into the bone."

Etymology

From Latin aegilōps, from Ancient Greek αἰγίλωψ (aigílōps, “haver-grass (Aegilops neglecta)”).

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