The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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]