Aegilops

See also: aegilops and ægilops

Translingual

Aegilops ventricosa, Botanischer Garten München-Nymphenburg

Etymology

New Latin, from Ancient Greek αἰγίλωψ (aigílōps, “haver-grass”) (Aegilops neglecta <= Aegilops ovata)

Proper noun

Aegilops f

A taxonomic genus within the family Poaceae – the goatgrasses.
A taxonomic genus within the class Bivalvia.

Hypernyms

(genus in Poaceae): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Plantae - kingdom; Viridiplantae - subkingdom; Streptophyta - infrakingdom; Embryophyta - superphylum; Tracheophyta - phylum; Spermatophytina - subphylum; angiosperms, monocots, commelinids - clades; Poales - order; Poaceae - family; Pooideae - subfamily; Triticeae - tribe
(genus in Bivalvia): Animalia - kingdom; Mollusca - phylum; Bivalvia - class

Further reading

Aegilops on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Aegilops on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Aegilops on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Aegilops at USDA Plants database
Aegilops on Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
Aegilops at the Catalogue of Life
Aegilops at Encyclopedia of Life
Aegilops at National Center for Biotechnology Information
Aegilops at The Plant List

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