Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!harpo!seismo!hao!cires!nbires!ut-ngp!utastro!bill From: bill@utastro.UUCP Newsgroups: net.nlang Subject: Re: Words in Alphabetical Order Message-ID: <481@utastro.UUCP> Date: Sat, 16-Jul-83 15:36:59 EDT Article-I.D.: utastro.481 Posted: Sat Jul 16 15:36:59 1983 Date-Received: Sun, 17-Jul-83 16:43:27 EDT References: 5941ux.282 Lines: 14 My Oxford English Dictionary doesn't even list "egilops"; However, it does list "Aegilops", and gives four definitions: 1) (Med) An ulcer or fistula in the inner angle of the eye; 2) (Herb) The wild-oat or other grass found as a corn-weed; 3) (Bot) A genus of grasses, native to the south of Europe; 4) A species of oak (Quercus aegilops) It spells it with the A and E fused into one character; I don't know if they "count" as two or not, since there are also entries where the A and E are not fused. Bill Jefferys, Astronomy Dept, University of Texas Austin TX 78712 ihnp4!kpno!utastro!bill (uucp) utastro!bill@utexas-11 (ARPA)