papyrus

Definition of Papyrus in English :

Noun

1. papyrus

paper made from the papyrus plant by cutting it in strips and pressing it flat; used by ancient Egyptians and Greeks and Romans

2. cyperus papyrus, egyptian paper reed, egyptian paper rush, paper plant, paper rush, papyrus

tall sedge of the Nile valley yielding fiber that served many purposes in historic times

3. papyrus

a document written on papyrus

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

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noun plural -ri (-raɪ) or -ruses

1.

a tall aquatic cyperaceous plant, Cyperus papyrus, of S Europe and N and central Africa with small green-stalked flowers arranged like umbrella spokes around the stem top

2.

a kind of paper made from the stem pith of this plant, used by the ancient Egyptians, Greeks, and Romans

3.

an ancient document written on this paper

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nounWord forms: plural paˈpyˌri (pəˈpaɪˌraɪ ; pəpīˈrīˌ) or paˈpyruses

1.

a tall water plant (Cyperus papyrus) of the sedge family, abundant in the Nile region of Egypt and widely cultivated as an ornamental

2.

a writing material made from this plant by the ancient Egyptians, Greeks, and Romans, by soaking, pressing, and drying thin slices of its pith laid crosswise

3.

any ancient document or manuscript on papyrus

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n. pl. pa·py·rus·es or pa·py·ri (-rī′)

1. An aquatic sedge (Cyperus papyrus) native to Africa, having a tall stem and an umbellate inflorescence with numerous arching rays.

2.

a. A material made from the pith or the stems of this sedge, used by the ancient Egyptians, Greeks, and Romans especially to write or paint on.

b. A document written on this material.

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