Aegilops

(ēj'i-lōps) (Synop., § 130), n. [Lat. ægi-lops, Gr. αἰγίλωψ, properly goat's eye, from αἴξ, gen. αἰγός, goat, and ὤψ, eye.]

1. (Med.) An ulcer or fistula in the inner corner of the eye. Dunglison.
2. (Bot.) A genus of plants, having the common name of hard-grass; believed by the ancients to have the power of curing the disease of the eye called ægilops.