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  1. n. An ulcer or fistula in the inner angle of the eye.
  2. n. obsolete The wild-oat or other grass found as a corn-weed.

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  1. n. goat grass

Etymologies

  1. From Latin aegilops, from Ancient Greek αἰγίλωψ (aigilops, "haver-grass, Aegilops ovata, an herb of which goats are fond"). (Wiktionary)

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  • fbharjo gets your goat doesn't it? Sep 10, 2011

  • sionnach Darn! Oroboros beat me to the punchline. But why do I think that it is an ulcer or stye in the corner of the eye, rather than a type of grass?

    Aha, dictionary.com gives both definitions. Oct 21, 2007

  • oroboros a grass genus. longest english word with letters in alphabetical order Dec 2, 2006

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