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Alopochen AEgyptiaca Spur-winged Spur"-winged`, a. (Zo["o]l.)
Having one or more spurs on the bend of the wings.
Spur-winged goose (Zo["o]l.), any one of several species of
long-legged African geese of the genus Plectropterus and
allied genera, having a strong spur on the bend of the
wing, as the Gambo goose (P. Gambensis) and the
Egyptian, or Nile, goose (Alopochen [AE]gyptiaca).
Spur-winged plover (Zo["o]l.), an Old World plover
(Hoplopterus spinosus) having a sharp spur on the bend
of the wing. It inhabits Northern Africa and the adjacent
parts of Asia and Europe.
Balanites AEgyptiaca Zachun a*chun", n. (Bot.)
An oil pressed by the Arabs from the fruit of a small thorny
tree (Balanites [AE]gyptiaca), and sold to piligrims for a
healing ointment. --J. Smith (Dict. Econ. Plants).
Balanites AEgyptiaca Bito Bi"to, n., Bito tree Bi"to tree` . [Etym. uncertain.]
(Bot.)
A small scrubby tree (Balanites [AE]gyptiaca) growing in
dry regions of tropical Africa and Asia.
Note: The hard yellowish white wood is made into plows in
Abyssinia; the bark is used in Farther India to stupefy
fish; the ripe fruit is edible, when green it is an
anthelmintic; the fermented juice is used as a
beverage; the seeds yield a medicinal oil called
zachun. The African name of the tree is hajilij.
Luffa AEgyptiaca Loof Loof, n. (Bot.)
The spongelike fibers of the fruit of a cucurbitaceous plant
(Luffa [AE]gyptiaca); called also vegetable sponge.
Sesbania AEgyptiaca Sesban Ses"ban, n. [F., fr. Ar. saisab[=a]n, seiseb[=a]n, a
kind of tree, fr. Per. s[=i]sab[=a]n seed of cinquefoil.]
(Bot.)
A leguminous shrub (Sesbania aculeata) which furnishes a
fiber used for making ropes.
Note: The name is applied also to the similar plant,
Sesbania [AE]gyptiaca, and other species of the same
genus.
