E‐gyp″tian (?), a. [L. Aegyptius, Gr. �, fr. � (L. Aegyptus) Egypt: cf. F. égyptien. Cf. Gypsy.] Pertaining to Egypt, in Africa.
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.