E"gri*ot (?), n. [F. aigrette, griotte, formerly agriote; cf. aigre sour.] A kind of sour cherry. Bacon.
E"gri*tude (?), n. [L. aegritudo, fr. aeger sick.] Sickness; ailment; sorrow. [Obs.] Sir T. Elyot.
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.
E*gyp"tian, n. 1. A native, or one of the people, of Egypt; also, the Egyptian language.