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Definition: Egyptian thorn
Egyptian
\E*gyp"tian\, a. [L. Aegyptius, Gr. ?, fr. ? (L.
Aegyptus) Egypt: cf. F. ['e]gyptien. Cf.
Gypsy.]
Pertaining to Egypt, in Africa.
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Egyptian bean. (Bot.)
(a) The beanlike fruit of an aquatic plant (
Nelumbium speciosum
), somewhat resembling the water lily.
(b) See under
Bean, 1.
Egyptian cross. See Illust. (No. 6) of
Cross.
Egyptian thorn (Bot.), a medium-sized tree (
Acacia vera).
It is one of the chief sources of the best gum arabic.
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