Hardgrass

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  aegilops \aeg"i*lops\ ([e^]j"[i^]*l[o^]ps or
     [e^]"j[i^]*l[o^]ps), n. [L. aegilopis, Gr. a'igi`lwps, fr.
     a'i`x, gen. a'igo`s, goat + 'w`ps eye.]
     1. (Med.) An ulcer or fistula in the inner corner of the eye.
        [Written also {egilops}] AS
        [1913 Webster]


  
     2. (Bot.)
        (a) The great wild-oat grass or other cornfield weed.
            --Crabb.
        (b) [capitalized] A genus of plants, called also
            {hardgrass}. [Written also {egilops}]
            [1913 Webster + AS]