papyrus

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papyrus Definition

• (n) paper made from the papyrus plant by cutting it in strips and pressing it flat; used by ancient Egyptians and Greeks and Romans
• (n) tall sedge of the Nile valley yielding fiber that served many purposes in historic times
• (n) a document written on papyrus

papyrus Synonyms

• Cyperus papyrus
• Egyptian paper reed
• Egyptian paper rush
• paper plant
• paper rush
• papyrus