From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
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">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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