(n) large spreading Old World tree having large leaves and globose clusters of greenish-yellow flowers and long seed pods that clatter in the wind, Syn. Albizia lebbeck, siris tree, Albizzia lebbeck
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prop. n. [ L., fr. Gr. &unr_;; of Egyptian origin. ] (Myth.) One of the principal divinities of Egypt, the brother and husband of Isis. He was figured as a mummy wearing the royal cap of Upper Egypt, and was symbolized by the sacred bull, called Apis. Cf. Serapis. -- O*sir"i*an a. [1913 Webster]