AEGILOPS

Aegilops, genus Aegilops

(noun) goat grass

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Æg"i*lops, n. Etym: [L. aegilopis, Gr.

1. (Med.)

Definition: An ulcer or fistula in the inner corner of the eye.

2. (Bot.) (a) The great wild-oat grass or other cornfield weed. Crabb. (b) A genus of plants, called also hardgrass.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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The average annual yield from one coffee tree is the equivalent of 1 to 1 1/2 pounds of roasted coffee. It takes about 4,000 hand-picked green coffee beans to make a pound of coffee.

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