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Hyphaene Thebaica
Doom palm Doom" palm` [Ar. daum, d[=u]m: cf. F. doume.] (Bot.) A species of palm tree (Hyph[ae]ne Thebaica), highly valued for the fibrous pulp of its fruit, which has the flavor of gingerbread, and is largely eaten in Egypt and Abyssinia. [Written also doum palm.]
Thebaic
Thebaic The*ba"ic, a. [L. thebaicus, Gr. ?.] Of or pertaining to Thebes in Egypt; specifically, designating a version of the Bible preserved by the Copts, and esteemed of great value by biblical scholars. This version is also called the Sahidic version.
Thebaid
Thebaid The"ba*id, n. [L. Thebais, -idis.] A Latin epic poem by Statius about Thebes in B[oe]otia.
Thebaine
Thebaine The*ba"ine, n. [So called from a kind of Egyptian opium produced at Thebes.] (Chem.) A poisonous alkaloid, C19H21NO3, found in opium in small quantities, having a sharp, astringent taste, and a tetanic action resembling that of strychnine.

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- Thebes or Thebae may refer to one of the following places: Thebes, Egypt, capital of Egypt under the 11th, early 12th, 17th and early 18th Dynasties Thebes...
- Thebes (/ˈθiːbz/; Gr****: Θήβα, Thíva [ˈθiva]; Ancient Gr****: Θῆβαι, Thêbai [tʰɛ̂ːbai̯]) is a city in Boeotia, Central Greece, and is one of the oldest continuously...
- The Thebaid or Thebais (Gr****: Θηβαΐς, Thēbaïs) was a region in ancient Egypt, comprising the 13 southernmost nomes of Upper Egypt, from Abydos to Aswan...
- Thebes (Arabic: طيبة, Ancient Gr****: Θῆβαι, Thēbai), known to the ancient Egyptians as Waset (Arabic: وسط), was an ancient Egyptian city located along...
- enol ether, is an opiate alkaloid, its name coming from the Gr**** Θῆβαι, Thēbai (Thebes), an ancient city in Upper Egypt. A minor constituent of opium,...
- Qus (Arabic: قوص, older name Arabic: قوص واروير, romanized: qus warwir, from Coptic: ⲕⲱⲥ ⲃⲉⲣⲃⲓⲣ) is a city in the modern Qena Governorate, Egypt, located...
- (528) Diocese of Egypt5 Aegyptus I Aegyptus II Arcadia Augustamnica I Augustamnica II Libya Superior Libya Inferior Thebais Superior Thebais Inferior...
- It was possibly rendered in the plural later on, like those of Θῆβαι (Thêbai) and Μυκῆναι (Μukênai). The root of the word is probably not of Gr**** or...
- (528) Diocese of Egypt5 Aegyptus I Aegyptus II Arcadia Augustamnica I Augustamnica II Libya Superior Libya Inferior Thebais Superior Thebais Inferior...
- analogous deity was called Thebe, and the city was known under the plural form Thebai (or Thebes, in English, where the 's' is the plural formation). The name...