El-Aksur El-Aksur /el ækˈsʊər/

noun

1. A city in central Egypt on the east bank of the Nile that is a center for visitors to the ruins of and around Thebes  ( El-Aksur , Luxor )
   a city in central Egypt on the east bank of the Nile that is a center for visitors to the ruins of and around Thebes
   
   

 Triticum durum Triticum durum /trɪˈtɪkʊm ˈdʊrəm/

noun

1. Wheat with hard dark-colored kernels high in gluten and used for bread and pasta; grown especially in southern Russia, North Africa, and northern central North America  ( durum , durum wheat , hard wheat , macaroni wheat , Triticum durum , Triticum turgidum )
   wheat with hard dark-colored kernels high in gluten and used for bread and pasta; grown especially in southern Russia, North Africa, and northern central North America
   
   

 bean bean /ˈbiːn/

noun

1. () Any of various edible seeds of plants of the family Leguminosae used for food  ( edible bean , bean )
   any of various edible seeds of plants of the family Leguminosae used for food
    She added some beans to the chili
   She added some beans to the chili
   
   
2. Informal terms for a human head  ( attic , bean , bonce , dome , noggin , noodle )
   informal terms for a human head
   
3. Any of various leguminous plants grown for their edible seeds and pods  ( bean , bean plant )
   any of various leguminous plants grown for their edible seeds and pods
   
   
4. Any of various seeds or fruits that are beans or resemble beans  ( bean )
   any of various seeds or fruits that are beans or resemble beans
    The farmers harvested a bountiful crop of beans this year.
   The farmers harvested a bountiful crop of beans this year.
   
   

verb

1. [Informal, N. American] Hit on the head, especially with a pitched baseball  ( bean [Informal, N. American] )
   hit on the head, especially with a pitched baseball
   

 Pynchon Pynchon /ˈpɪntʃɒn/

noun

1. United States writer of pessimistic novels about life in a technologically advanced society (born in 1937)  ( Pynchon , Thomas Pynchon )
   United States writer of pessimistic novels about life in a technologically advanced society (born in 1937)