aegilops

Questions about aegilops

What does aegilops mean?

aegilops means "goat grass".

How many syllables are in aegilops?

aegilops has 4 syllables and divides as a-e-gi-lops under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for aegilops?

Close synonyms include genus Aegilops. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is aegilops a common word?

aegilops is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.